# Dimitris (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dimitris/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 517 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 517 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 157, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Greek Δημήτρης (Dimítris), a male given name used in (modern) Greece. Doublet of Demetrius.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | 7,202 |
| 2011 | 13 | 6,331 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11,160 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,155 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11,079 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,552 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9,929 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9,955 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,328 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,091 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,940 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,343 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,222 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,699 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9,216 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,039 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,445 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,228 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,493 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,692 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,546 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,443 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Dimitris

- Dimitris Christofias, 6th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2008-2013)
- Dimitris Christofi, Cypriot footballer
- Dimitris Papadakis, Cypriot politician
- Dimitris Theodorou, Cypriot association football player
- Dimitris Syllouris, Cypriot politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.