The first name Dimitra
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Transliteration of Greek Δήμητρα (Dímitra), a female given name used in modern Greece.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Dimitra, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 9 births (#2,771).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dimitra with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dimitra at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Dimitra, the 12,242nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1977, when 40 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Dimitra
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dimitra ArlissAmerican actress (1932–2012)
Questions
- What does the name Dimitra mean?
- Transliteration of Greek Δήμητρα (Dímitra), a female given name used in modern Greece.
- How popular is the name Dimitra?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Dimitra, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2024, with 9 births.
- Is Dimitra a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 898 US babies named Dimitra since 1880 were girls.
- When was Dimitra most popular?
- 1977 in the United States, when 40 babies were named Dimitra, its highest rank at 2,267th.