Dimitri

Did you know?

A few things about Dimitri you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dimitri

Dimitri Payet

French footballer (born 1987)

Choose Dimitri and your child shares a first name with Dimitri Payet, a French footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dimitri, like who?” Dimitri Payet's Wikipedia article is available in 61 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

Read about Dimitri Payet on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Egghead06, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,757 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dimitri, 195 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dimitri would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDimitri first shows up in US birth records in 1917, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 108 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1992, when it reached #503.
• 🍂TrendDimitri has slipped 84 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,097. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDimitri is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #620, followed by Louisiana (#672) and Michigan (#715). It's in the top 1,000 in 11 states.
• 💬MeaningDimitri is a Russian form of Demetrius, which means “follower of Demeter”. Our records link it to Greek and Russian roots.
• 🌍OriginDimitri is the #9 most popular Russian boy name in the US. That's out of 167 Russian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Dimitri

Dimitri is a boy name of Greek and Russian origin meaning “follower of Demeter”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-tri”. US birth records list Dimitri for boys from 1917 to 2025, in 96 of those 109 years. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked #503 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,097, with 195 babies.

Origin:Greek namesRussian names