Dmitriy
Dmitry is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios. The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter", "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Dmitriy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dmitry is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios. The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter", "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Dmitriy
The earliest SSA record of Dmitriy as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 7 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Dmitriy — #3,226 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Dmitriys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,070 among baby boy names with 10 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 590 Dmitriys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dmitriy
Dmitriy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 590 births in the dataset. Dmitriy's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,750. Use the chart and map above to compare Dmitriy'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 .
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