| Dimitrios | Nikolaos | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Follower of Demeter | Victory of the people |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | dee-MEE-tree-os | nee-KOH-lah-os |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1976 (76) | 2014 (58) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dimitrios | Nikolaos |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 180 | 300 |
| 2010s | 374 | 448 |
| 2000s | 442 | 404 |
| 1990s | 446 | 284 |
| 1980s | 535 | 293 |
| 1970s | 557 | 295 |
| 1960s | 130 | 48 |
| 1950s | 13 | 0 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 |
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).
Greek Nikolaos (Nicholas), from 'nike' ('victory') and 'laos' ('people'), i.e. 'victory of the people'. Borne by Saint Nicholas.
Dimitrios and Nikolaos are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Dimitrios means Follower of Demeter (greek origin), while Nikolaos means Victory of the people (greek origin).
In US records, Dimitrios first appears in 0 and Nikolaos in 0, so Dimitrios has the longer recorded history.