Dimitri
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning devoted to Demeter; a form of Demetrius.
How Dimitri has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #905 |
| 2016 | #944 |
| 2017 | #906 |
| 2019 | #997 |
| 2021 | #995 |
| 2024 | #993 |
Dimitri by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Dimitri. In the US, 234 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 401 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Demetrius
Like Dimitri, each of these traces back to Demetrius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Demetriusfollower of Demeter the harvest goddess323 in the US (2017)
- Demetriofollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius19 in the US (2017)
- Demetriousfollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius17 in the US (2017)
- Demetricof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Demetriceof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Demeriusof Demeter; a form of Demetrius8 in the US (2017)
- Dumitrudevoted to Demeter; Romanian form of Demetrius6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dekebiter; a diminutive of Demetrius5 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Dimitri
Forms of Dimitri in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dimitri. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dmitrifollower of Demeter; a form of Demetrius50 in the US (2017)
- Demitridevoted to Demeter; a variant of Dmitri36 in the US (2017)
- Dimitrydevoted to demeter; a form of Dmitri13 in the US (2017)
- Dimetriof Demeter; follower of Demeter; form of Dimitri7 in the US (2017)
- Dimitrisdevoted to demeter, goddess of agriculture7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Demetrifollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius86 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Dimitri, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
- Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dimitri
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