| Dimitri | Isidore | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Follower of Demeter | gift of Isis |
| Origin | Greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | dih-MEE-tree | IZ-i-dor |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1917 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1992 (401) | 1919 (183) |
| In 2025 | 195 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dimitri | Isidore |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,248 | 156 |
| 2010s | 2,111 | 130 |
| 2000s | 1,985 | 64 |
| 1990s | 2,506 | 30 |
| 1980s | 679 | 20 |
| 1970s | 457 | 31 |
| 1960s | 321 | 98 |
| 1950s | 147 | 135 |
| 1940s | 72 | 101 |
| 1930s | 38 | 180 |
| 1920s | 18 | 849 |
| 1910s | 12 | 1,357 |
| 1900s | 0 | 159 |
| 1890s | 0 | 72 |
| 1880s | 0 | 39 |
Dimitri honours Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest and earth.
From Greek Isidoros, combining the goddess name Isis + doron 'gift' — 'gift of Isis'. The 'gift' element (doron) is the same one found in Theodore and Dorothea; here the giver is the Egyptian goddess rather than God.
Dimitri is more popular than Isidore today: about 195 US babies were given the name Dimitri in 2025, compared with 0 named Isidore.
Dimitri means Follower of Demeter (Greek origin), while Isidore means gift of Isis (greek origin).
In US records, Dimitri first appears in 1917 and Isidore in 0, so Isidore has the longer recorded history.