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Dimitri

“Variant of Demetrius — Devoted to Demeter, the Greek earth goddess” — Ancient Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #1101 in the US (2025) · 90s

Dimitri reached #503 in 1992 and has eased to #1101 since. About 9,600 boys have carried it since 1917.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,000 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,400 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 5,000 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dimitris

• Dimitri Payet — French footballer (born 1987)
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Ukrainian and American composer
• Dimitri Mitropoulos — Greek and American conductor (1896–1960)
• Dimitri Petratos — Australian association football player
• Dimitri Uznadze — Georgian philosopher

In stories & tradition

• Dimitri De Tremmerie — F.C. De Kampioenen · F.C. De Kampioenen 2: Jubilee General!
• Dimitri Vanieper — Wittekerke
• Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd — Fire Emblem: Three Houses · Fire Emblem Heroes

What Dimitris become

Among 655 notable people named Dimitri:

Entertainers appear 1.32× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dimitri Diatchenko, American actor (1968–2020).

Similar names: Demetrius · Nestor · Deangelo · Zackary · Alec · Dominique

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