Dimitrius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dih-MEE-tree-us
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Dimitrius is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Demeter”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Dimitrius mean?
Greek: variant of Demetrius
“of Demeter”
A spelling of Demetrius, from Greek Demetrios, 'of Demeter'; Demetrius is the name of a young lover in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Is Dimitrius a girl's or a boy's name?
Dimitrius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dimitrius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Dimitrius, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the boys named Dimitrius in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dimitrius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
Names like Dimitrius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Demetrius, Alexander, Lucas, Damian, Alexis, Darius, Alessandro, Cristian, Sebastian, Alejandro, Luke, Christian
Names related to Dimitrius
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
Sources
Figures from 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, “Dimitrius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dimitrius, updated 20 October 2026.