| Dimitrios | Sirius | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Follower of Demeter | Named for the Dog Star |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | dee-MEE-tree-os | SEER-ee-us |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1976 (76) | 2022 (61) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dimitrios | Sirius |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 180 | 279 |
| 2010s | 374 | 319 |
| 2000s | 442 | 117 |
| 1990s | 446 | 9 |
| 1980s | 535 | 0 |
| 1970s | 557 | 0 |
| 1960s | 130 | 0 |
| 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).
The proper name of the brightest star in the night sky, from Greek 'Seirios' meaning 'scorching' or 'glowing'. Unlike most star names it is Greek rather than Arabic, and the literal sense is 'scorching/glowing' rather than 'star'.
Dimitrios and Sirius are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Dimitrios means Follower of Demeter (greek origin), while Sirius means Named for the Dog Star (greek origin).
In US records, Dimitrios first appears in 0 and Sirius in 0, so Dimitrios has the longer recorded history.