| Sirius | Dimitrios | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Named for the Dog Star | Follower of Demeter |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | SEER-ee-us | dee-MEE-tree-os |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (61) | 1976 (76) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sirius | Dimitrios |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 279 | 180 |
| 2010s | 319 | 374 |
| 2000s | 117 | 442 |
| 1990s | 9 | 446 |
| 1980s | 0 | 535 |
| 1970s | 0 | 557 |
| 1960s | 0 | 130 |
| 1950s | 0 | 13 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 |
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'.
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).
Sirius and Dimitrios are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Sirius means Named for the Dog Star (greek origin), while Dimitrios means Follower of Demeter (greek origin).
In US records, Sirius first appears in 0 and Dimitrios in 0, so Sirius has the longer recorded history.