Boys' name · since 1970
Dimitris
Dimitris has 517 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 517
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimitris sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 517 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Dimitris recorded 517 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #7,742 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 517 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimitris ranks #7,742 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 517 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 517
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimitris's 517 recorded births place it above 82.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dimitris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dimitris splits its recorded history at 1999: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dimitris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Dimitris by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (136 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Dimitris's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Dimitris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 136 births (26% of all-time use).
How Dimitris 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 Dimitris's total volume
Dimitris by state
Where Dimitris concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
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What to do with Dimitris's data
- Dimitris's decade-level peak was the 1990s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dimitriss (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dimitris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Dimitris 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.