Boys' name · since 1972
Dimitry
569 babies named Dimitry in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 569
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
569 babies have been named Dimitry since 1972, making it today's #9082 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dimitry recorded 569 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #9082 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,082 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 569 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimitry ranks #7,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,082 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 569 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 569
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dimitry's 569 recorded births place it above 83.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Dimitry compares
569 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Dimitry's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dimitry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 569 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dimitry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dimitry splits its recorded history at 2004: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dimitry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Dimitry by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Dimitry's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dimitry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dimitry 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 Dimitry's total volume
Dimitry by state
Where Dimitry concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
29 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dimitry's data
- Dimitry's decade-level peak was the 2000s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dimitrys (29 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 Dimitry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Dimitry 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.