Dimitrios
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dee-MEE-tree-os
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Dimitrios is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Demeter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Dimitrios mean?
Greek: Greek form of Demetrius
“of Demeter”
St Demetrius of Thessaloniki, a 4th-century martyr, is one of the most venerated saints of the Orthodox Church.
Is Dimitrios a girl's or a boy's name?
Dimitrios is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dimitrios in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Dimitrios, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dimitrios in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Dimitrios in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Dimitrios in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,449among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Dimitrios, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 1976, with 76 boys. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the boys named Dimitrios in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dimitrios in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,593 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,799 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,388 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,220 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,978 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,459 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,021 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,042 |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,777 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,790 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 56 | #1,539 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,725 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,545 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,475 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,353 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,555 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,190 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,124 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,125 |
| 1980 | 65 | #1,125 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,193 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,066 |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,099 |
| 1976 | 76 | #957 |
| 1975 | 68 | #994 |
| 1974 | 66 | #1,007 |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,136 |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,210 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,596 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,278 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
Nicknames for Dimitrios
- Dimitris 7 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Dimitrios
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Dimitrios
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dimitrios: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dimitrios, updated 20 October 2026.