Dumitru
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- doo-MEE-troo
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Dumitru is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “devoted to Demeter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Dumitru mean?
Greek: Romanian form of Demetrius
“devoted to Demeter”
Romanian form of Demetrius; Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is widely venerated in Orthodox countries.
Is Dumitru a girl's or a boy's name?
Dumitru is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dumitru in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Dumitru, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dumitru in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Dumitru in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
Names like Dumitru
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Yug, Loki, Minh, Rumi, Dakota, Shko, Yoan, Yusuf, Yitzchok, Guto, Ruairi
Names related to Dumitru
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dumitru: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dumitru, updated 20 October 2026.