Dimas
Dimas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Dimas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dimas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Dimas
Dimas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 41 births, good for #2,073 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,219 among baby boy names with 25 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 2K Dimass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dimas
Dimas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dimas's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,595. Use the chart and map above to compare Dimas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.