| Christos | Dimitrios | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Anointed | Follower of Demeter |
| Origin | Greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KREES-tos | dee-MEE-tree-os |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1915 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1979 (67) | 1976 (76) |
| In 2025 | 33 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Christos | Dimitrios |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 180 | 180 |
| 2010s | 386 | 374 |
| 2000s | 463 | 442 |
| 1990s | 374 | 446 |
| 1980s | 458 | 535 |
| 1970s | 485 | 557 |
| 1960s | 226 | 130 |
| 1950s | 93 | 13 |
| 1940s | 57 | 5 |
| 1930s | 51 | 0 |
| 1920s | 86 | 0 |
| 1910s | 31 | 0 |
Christos means “anointed” in Greek.
Greek Demetrios, meaning 'follower/devotee of Demeter', the goddess of grain, agriculture and the earth (her name combining a word for 'earth/mother' with 'meter', mother).
Christos is more popular than Dimitrios today: about 33 US babies were given the name Christos in 2025, compared with 0 named Dimitrios.
Christos means Anointed (Greek origin), while Dimitrios means Follower of Demeter (greek origin).
In US records, Christos first appears in 1915 and Dimitrios in 0, so Dimitrios has the longer recorded history.