Boy name German origin Christian tradition

Dieter

DEE-ter · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
warrior of the people
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · German
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Popularity over time

2023 rank#11165
2023 births6
Peak year1967
First appeared1953
Total US births916
1967 peak19531971198820062023
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Didi
Alternate spellings
Dieter
In other languages
Theodoric (Germanic)Dietrich (German)

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