US rank #3229 Boys' name Peak 1976 2,647 births

Dimitrios — #3229 US boys' name

2,647 babies named Dimitrios in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s131960s1301970s5551980s5351990s4462000s4422010s3742020s147
#3229
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Dimitrios was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

75 babies were named Dimitrios in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dimitrios

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,647 babies named Dimitrios between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dimitrios currently holds the #3229 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dimitrios performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 555 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dimitrios shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 627 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Dimitrios in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dimitrios 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 2,647 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.

Dimitrios at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,647

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

1976

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#3,229

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dimitrios popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
75
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Dimitrios by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
555 births that decade — 21% of Dimitrios's all-time total
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Dimitrios by state

Where Dimitrios concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dimitrios
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
627 23.7%
#2 Illinois
241 9.1%
#3 Massachusetts
83 3.1%
#4 New Jersey
79 3.0%
#5 California
78 2.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
18 0.7%
#7 Florida
15 0.6%
#8 Connecticut
13 0.5%
New York share of Dimitrios's total US births 23.7%
Even split

627 of 2,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Dimitrios appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dimitrios?
2,647 babies have been named Dimitrios since 1949. It currently ranks #3229 among boys. The peak year was 1976 with 75 births.
When was Dimitrios most popular?
Dimitrios was most popular in the 1970s decade with 555 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Dimitrios most popular?
The top states for the name Dimitrios are New York (627 births), Illinois (241 births), Massachusetts (83 births).
How long has the name Dimitrios been used?
Dimitrios has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dimitrios?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dimitri, 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, 1949–2024 (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.