Given name
Dmitri
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Dmitri is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Original Ancient GreekΔημήτριος
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dmitri is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Dmitri developed from Demetrius. In Portuguese usage, Dmitri developed from Δημήτριος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dmitri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,322
- 2,322 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,465 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,465 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 75 in 2015. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,327 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dmitri’s family of names
Dmitri has an affectionate form in Mitya. In Portuguese usage, Dmitri developed from the Latin form Demetrius. In Portuguese usage, Dmitri has a related form in Dimitri.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dmitri has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Dmitri comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dmitri
- Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist (1834–1907)
- Dmitri ShostakovichSoviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
- Dmitri RadchenkoRussian association football playerborn 1970
- Dmitri HvorostovskyRussian operatic baritone (1962-2017)
- Dmitri SychevRussian footballerborn 1983
- Dmitri KombarovRussian footballerborn 1987
- Dmitri TorbinskiRussian footballerborn 1984
- Dmitri IvanovskyRussian virologist (1864-1920)
- Dmitri BulykinRussian association football playerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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