Dmitry
The Russian form of a Greek name tied to the goddess Demeter: its root means "follower of Demeter." Fewer than 900 men in Poland carry it, and it keeps fading, so most Poles have never met one.
Dmitry Pronunciation
Dmitry is pronounced DMEET-rih (/ˈdmitrɨ/).
What Dmitry means
Where Dmitry comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Dmitry begins in Greek, in the name Demetrios, which was built from Demeter, the goddess of grain and the harvest. The short meaning follows from her: "follower of Demeter," or in Polish "należący do Demeter." A child given this name is tied, at the root, to a deity of the ripening field.
From Greece the name moved east and took hold most firmly in Russia. Much of that owes to Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, a Greek soldier and martyr revered across the Orthodox world. Russian princes wore the name for generations. Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscow, defeated the Mongols at Kulikovo in 1380, and that victory fixed the name in Russian memory.
It has stayed a distinctly Russian name. On a Polish class register it reads as a guest from the East, plainly foreign, plainly at home there. The harvest goddess sits far back behind it now. Yet the meaning holds: Dmitry still means one who belongs to Demeter.
How many people are named Dmitry
1 in 24621 men in Poland is named Dmitry. 867 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1016 among male names.
Dmitry's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Where Dmitry is most popular
Dmitry is most popular in Lower Silesian, 358% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Greater Poland (+235%) and Masovian (+103%).
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Lower Silesian2 boys born+358%
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Greater Poland2 boys born+235%
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Masovian2 boys born+103%
Dmitry as a middle name
Dmitry is a first name for 867 men in Poland and a middle name for another 6, a 99/1 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4209th, between Djamel (6) and Dnyaneshwar (6).
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#4207 Dimitr6
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#4208 Djamel6
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#4209 Dmitry6
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#4210 Dnyaneshwar6
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#4211 Domosław6