US rank #995 Boys' name Peak 1992 9,398 births

Dimitri — #995 US boys' name

9,398 babies named Dimitri in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s181930s381940s721950s1471960s3211970s4571980s6791990s25062000s19852010s21112020s1052
#995
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Dimitri was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

401 babies were named Dimitri in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dimitri

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,398 babies named Dimitri between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dimitri currently holds the #995 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 401 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dimitri performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,506 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Dimitri shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dimitri in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dimitri in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,398 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dimitri at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

9,398

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1992

401 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#995

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dimitri popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1992)
401
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420122000198819761964195219371917 7

Dimitri popularity over time — girls

99 total births recorded since 1955 (Dimitri as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 99 births
468101214 199419911986198219711967196519601955 5

Dimitri by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,506 births that decade — 27% of Dimitri's all-time total
1910s121920s181930s381940s721950s1471960s3211970s4571980s6791990s25062000s19852010s21112020s1052

Dimitri by state

Where Dimitri concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dimitri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,100 11.7%
#2 New York
1,045 11.1%
#3 Texas
596 6.3%
#4 Florida
573 6.1%
#5 Illinois
424 4.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
314 3.3%
#7 New Jersey
262 2.8%
#8 Massachusetts
249 2.6%
California share of Dimitri's total US births 11.7%
Even split

1,100 of 9,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Dimitri appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dimitri?
9,398 babies have been named Dimitri since 1917. It currently ranks #995 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 401 births.
When was Dimitri most popular?
Dimitri was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,506 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Dimitri most popular?
The top states for the name Dimitri are California (1,100 births), New York (1,045 births), Texas (596 births).
How long has the name Dimitri been used?
Dimitri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dimitri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dimitrios, Dimas, Dimitrius, Dimitry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.