Dimitrios

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Dimitrios Kasdaglis

British tennis player of Greek origin, resident in Egypt (1872-1931)

Choose Dimitrios and your child shares a first name with Dimitrios Kasdaglis, a British tennis player of Greek origin, resident in Egypt. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dimitrios, like who?” Dimitrios Kasdaglis's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 51,813 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dimitrios, 33 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dimitrios would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDimitrios first shows up in US birth records in 1949, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 76 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1976, when it ranked #957. Today it's #3,450, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendDimitrios has climbed 1,248 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,450. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Dimitrios means “follower of Demeter”.

About the name Dimitrios

Dimitrios is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “follower of Demeter”. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ios”. US birth records list Dimitrios for boys from 1949 to 2025, in 69 of those 77 years. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked #957 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,450, with 33 babies.

Origin:Greek names