Fun Facts About the Name Dimitry
- 569 babies named Dimitry: U.S. records list 569 babies given the name Dimitry from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dimitry Mean?
Dimitry is a variant spelling of the Russian name Dmitry (Дмитрий), which descends from the Greek Dēmētrios (Δημήτριος). The Greek name is a theophoric name, meaning "belonging to Demeter" or "devoted to Demeter." It was formed from Dēmētēr (Δημήτηρ), the name of the Greek goddess of grain and the harvest.
The goddess's name is generally analyzed as a compound: a first element usually connected with the word for "earth" (seen in the Doric form Dāmatēr) and mētēr (μήτηρ), "mother." That gives the customary interpretation "earth mother." The origin of the first element is not fully settled, so the traditional translation should be treated as an interpretation rather than a certain literal meaning. The personal name Dēmētrios itself does not literally mean "earth mother"; its literal sense is "of Demeter," that is, a person under the goddess's protection.
Dimitry Name History & Origins
The Greek personal name Dēmētrios was in use in the classical world and appears in the names of several historical figures, including Demetrius of Phalerum, the Athenian statesman and writer, and Demetrius Poliorcetes, a Hellenistic king of Macedon. Through Latin it became Demetrius.
Christian use gave the name wide currency. Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, a martyr venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, became one of the most prominent saints in the Greek and Slavic world, and churches and monasteries were dedicated to him. Byzantine Greek church usage carried the name into the Slavic languages, where it took forms such as Russian Dmitry (Дмитрий), Bulgarian Dimitŭr (Димитър), and Serbian Dimitrije (Димитрије). In Russian the Greek vowels were contracted, producing the shorter Dmitry.
Dimitry itself is an English rendering of that Slavic name, with the initial i standing in for the Russian vowel and the ending adapted to English spelling habits. It sits alongside other transliterations of the same name, such as Dmitri, Dimitri, and Dmitry, and is related to the Ukrainian Dmytro. The Italian and Spanish form Demetrio comes straight from the Latin Demetrius rather than through Slavic.
How Popular is the Name Dimitry?
Dimitry has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #3,716 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,123 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,239 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,168 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,193 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,738 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #6,048 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #5,884 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #5,151 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #6,412 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #5,369 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #5,569 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,742 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #5,452 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #5,306 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,258 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,551 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #4,066 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,580 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #4,150 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #4,733 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,366 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #4,645 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,152 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,485 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,766 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #6,438 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,258 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #8,419 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #3,716 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #4,592 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #3,967 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,289 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #4,385 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #6,602 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #3,862 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #7,252 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,138 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,076 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,534 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,240 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,100 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,295 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,579 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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