Dmitriy
A masculine Russian name derived from the Greek Demetrius, meaning "follower of Demeter".
Name Census estimates that about 564 living Americans carry the first name Dmitriy. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dmitriy today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dmitriy births was 2006 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dmitriy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Dmitriy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
564
~ 1 in 607,720 Americans
Peak year
2006
33 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,340
Tracked since 1994
Census
Dmitriy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,582 people with the first name Dmitriy, which placed it at #4,183 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,183
National first-name rank
People counted
4.6K
4,582 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
96.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dmitriy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dmitriy is White at 96.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.5%) and Two or More Races (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dmitriy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dmitriy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White96.6% · 4,424
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 67
- Two or more races1.3% · 59
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 21
- Black or African American0.2% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 1
Popularity
Dmitriy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dmitriy from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 247 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dmitriy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dmitriy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dmitriys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Washington, California, Oregon recorded the most babies named Dmitriy, while New York, Florida, Oregon recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dmitriy
The given name Dmitriy originates from the Greek name Demetrios, which itself is derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fertility. The name Demetrios likely first emerged in ancient Greece during the classical period, around the 5th century BCE.
In the early years of the Byzantine Empire, the name Demetrios gained popularity among Eastern Orthodox Christians and eventually spread to Slavic regions. The Russian variation, Dmitriy, emerged as a result of this cultural exchange and linguistic adaptation that occurred during the Christianization of the Rus' people in the late 10th century CE.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Dmitriy was Dmitriy Donskoy, a prince of Moscow who reigned from 1359 to 1389. He is renowned for his victory over the Golden Horde at the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, marking a significant turning point in the struggle for Russian independence from Mongol rule.
Another notable figure bearing this name was Dmitriy Ivanovich Donskoy, also known as the Grand Duke of Moscow, who ruled from 1389 to 1425. He is credited with solidifying the power of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and laying the foundations for the future Russian state.
In the realm of literature, Dmitriy Grigorovich (1822-1899) was a prominent Russian writer and playwright of the 19th century, known for his portrayal of Ukrainian village life and his contributions to the development of Russian realism.
The name Dmitriy also holds religious significance, with Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica being a celebrated Christian martyr and saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is venerated as the patron saint of Thessaloniki, and his feast day is celebrated on October 26th.
Another notable bearer of the name Dmitriy was Dmitriy Mendeleev (1834-1907), a Russian chemist renowned for his formulation of the Periodic Table of Elements, which revolutionized the understanding of chemical elements and their properties.
These examples illustrate the rich history and cultural significance associated with the given name Dmitriy, spanning various domains including royalty, literature, religion, and science.
People
Dmitriy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dmitriy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dmitriy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dmitriy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 564 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dmitriy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 607,720 US residents.
Is Dmitriy a common name?
We classify Dmitriy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 570 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dmitriy most popular?
The single biggest year for Dmitriy was 2006, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dmitriy is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dmitriy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,582 people with the name Dmitriy, or 1.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,183 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dmitriy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dmitriy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dmitriy appears almost entirely male. Of the 4,575 people counted with this name, 99.9% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dmitriy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dmitriy is White at 96.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.5%) and Two or More Races (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dmitriy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dmitriy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.6% (4,424 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dmitriy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dmitriy a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dmitriy in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dmitriy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dmitriy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dmitriy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Dmitriy?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.