Dmitry
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning devoted to Demeter; the goddess of harvest.
Babies a year
27
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Dmitry by the numbers
Dmitry was given to 27 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dmitry. 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)
- Dmitriydevoted to demeter; form of dmitri20 in the US (2017)
- Dimitrydevoted to demeter; a form of Dmitri13 in the US (2017)
- Dimitridevoted to Demeter; a form of Demetrius234 in the US (2017)
- Demitridevoted to Demeter; a variant of Dmitri36 in the US (2017)
- Dumitrudevoted to Demeter; Romanian form of Demetrius6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Dmitry, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean holiness
Like Dmitry, 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 Dmitry
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