| Lysander | Dimitrios | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Liberator | Follower of Demeter |
| Origin | Greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ly-SAN-der | dee-MEE-tree-os |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1931 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (95) | 1976 (76) |
| In 2025 | 95 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Lysander | Dimitrios |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 256 | 180 |
| 2010s | 301 | 374 |
| 2000s | 151 | 442 |
| 1990s | 5 | 446 |
| 1980s | 21 | 535 |
| 1970s | 38 | 557 |
| 1960s | 15 | 130 |
| 1950s | 6 | 13 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 |
Lysander means “liberator” or “releaser of men” 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).
Lysander is more popular than Dimitrios today: about 95 US babies were given the name Lysander in 2025, compared with 0 named Dimitrios.
Lysander means Liberator (Greek origin), while Dimitrios means Follower of Demeter (greek origin).
In US records, Lysander first appears in 1931 and Dimitrios in 0, so Dimitrios has the longer recorded history.