Boys' name · since 1917
Dimitri
Dimitri has 9,594 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,103 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,594
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimitri currently ranks #1103 among boys' names in America, with 9,594 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimitri has been recorded 9,594 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #1103 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #1,235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,103 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,594 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimitri ranks #1,235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,103 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,594 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,103 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,594
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimitri's 9,594 recorded births place it above 97.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dimitri compares
9,594 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dimitri's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dimitri | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,594 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 401 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dimitri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dimitri's full recorded timeline at 1978, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 401 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dimitri popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 401
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #1103 among boys.
9,594 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 401 births in a single year.
Dimitri popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 1955 (Dimitri as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Dimitri accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dimitri by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,506 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Dimitri's strongest decade.
2,506 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Dimitri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 72
1940s
72 births
- 1950s 147
1950s
147 births
- 1960s 321
1960s
321 births
- 1970s 457
1970s
457 births
- 1980s 679
1980s
679 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,506 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,985 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,111 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,248 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,506 births (26% of all-time use).
Dimitri decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,506 births
- Runner-up 2,111 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Dimitri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dimitri's total volume
Dimitri by state
Where Dimitri concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,124 | 11.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,065 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 610 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 585 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 432 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 322 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 268 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 256 | 2.7% |
1,124 of 9,594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.7% of nationwide
- New York 11.1% of nationwide
- Texas 6.4% of nationwide
- Florida 6.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 37 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Dimitri appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dimitri's data
- Dimitri's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (2,506 total births) through the 2020s (1,248) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dimitris (1,124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dimitri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dimitri draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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