Given name & surname · also Arabic
Dima
“a mighty warrior”
Dima is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “downpour, continuous rain with no thunder or lightning” (Arabic) and “a mighty warrior” (Slavic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “downpour, continuous rain with no thunder or lightning” (Arabic) and “a mighty warrior” (Slavic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
In English usage, Dima is a diminutive of Дмитрий.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dima through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 489
- 79 boys · 410 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,992 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,992 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,473 as a first name in 2020; 424 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dima’s family of names
In English usage, Dima is a diminutive of Дмитрий. Dima has a related form in Dimah. Dima has a related form in Dyma.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Dima has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dima
- Dima MaslennikovRussian video blogger, musician and singer-songwriterborn 1994
- Dima GrigorievRussian mathematicianborn 1954
- Dima HamdanPalestinian film directorborn 1975
- Dima BarbanelRussian designer and artistic directorborn 1973
- Dima MoussaSyrian politicianborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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