Boys' name · since 1960
Dimitrius
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 967 babies named Dimitrius, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
967 babies have been named Dimitrius since 1960, making it today's #9049 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimitrius has been recorded 967 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #9049 nationally and more common than 35% 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 1960 to 2025.
- #5,246 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,049 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 967 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimitrius ranks #5,246 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,049 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 967 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimitrius's 967 recorded births place it above 88.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dimitrius compares
967 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Dimitrius's all-time total is 162% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dimitrius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 967 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dimitrius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dimitrius splits its recorded history at 1994: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dimitrius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Dimitrius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (277 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Dimitrius's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dimitrius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
277 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 277 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dimitrius 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 Dimitrius's total volume
Dimitrius by state
Where Dimitrius concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
23 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dimitrius's data
- Dimitrius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (277 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dimitriuss (23 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dimitrius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Dimitrius 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.