The baby name Dimi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-mee (IPA: /ˈdiːmi/).
Dimi is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Dimi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-mee (IPA: /ˈdiːmi/).
Dimi is Greek in Origin.
Dimi is a short form of the Greek Dimitrios/Demetrios, meaning “belonging to Demeter,” the goddess of agriculture and fertility. The name’s roots lie in Classical Greek and gained wide use in the Byzantine era; the cult of Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki spread it across the Greek world and Orthodox lands. Through church and cultural ties it entered the Balkans and Eastern Europe, and today Dimi sometimes stands alone as a given name.
Variants and cognates include Dimitrios/Dimitris (Greek), Demetrios/Demetrius, Dimitri, Dmitry/Dmitri, Dimitar (Bulgarian/Macedonian), and Dumitru (Romanian). Nicknames span Dimi, Dima, Mitya, Mitsos, and, in the Greek diaspora, Jim/Jimmy. Feminine counterparts are Dimitra, Demetra, and Demetria. The meaning evokes devotion to Demeter and the harvest - often paraphrased as “follower of Demeter” or “devoted to the earth.” Usage is chiefly masculine but occasionally unisex in contemporary settings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| GR | 0 | #117 | 18 | 3,911 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #181 | 62 | 6,293 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #196 | 28 | 3,559 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #197 | 23 | 3,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #199 | 11 | 3,402 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #200 | 68 | 6,912 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 10 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Germany | 0 | #411 | 27 | 2,542 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #416 | 12 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #425 | 18 | 2,180 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #464 | 87 | 12,054 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #506 | 5 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #640 | 19 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #662 | 307 | 5,697 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #668 | 15 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #730 | 22 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #817 | 22 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #881 | 50 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #915 | 37 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,108 | 21 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,137 | 40 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,384 | 88 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,426 | 21 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Dimi is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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