A name. A world of connections.

Dietrich

“ruler of the people”

masculineLatin script

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German (Germany, Berlin)

Origin: Old High German
2 language contexts: German Finnish
Follow the evidence: 13 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Dietrich

Dietrich is a masculine given name documented in German and Finnish. English Wiktionary traces it to Old High German Diotrih via Middle High German. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “ruler of the people”.

5 source accounts

Old High German origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “ruler of the people”

From Middle High German Dietrich, from Old High German Diotrih, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Explore 4 more accountsHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

German Wiktionary accountSource-reportedalthochdeutsch dīot = Volk und keltisch rīx (vgl. lat. rēx) = König

althochdeutsch dīot = Volk und keltisch rīx (vgl. lat. rēx) = König

Sources for this account (1)

German Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDu gotique 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Þiuđareiks (« Théodoric »).

Du gotique 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Þiuđareiks (« Théodoric »).

Sources for this account (1)

French Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedswn. thiot + rīhhi → lud + szlachetny, możny

swn. thiot + rīhhi → lud + szlachetny, możny

Sources for this account (1)

Polish Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Portuguese Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDo germânico Þiudareiks, þeudo (povo, pessoas) + rīks (chefe). Significa líder do povo.

Do germânico Þiudareiks, þeudo (povo, pessoas) + rīks (chefe). Significa líder do povo.

Sources for this account (1)

Portuguese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Dietrich is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Dietrich’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2025: 29 boys (rank 3757).

Explore United States

4 of 8 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Dietrich

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 29; applications; Rank #3,757
Peak year: 2016; 58 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Dietrich in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	5	3,981	observed
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	6	3,869	observed
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	5	4,239	observed
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	7	3,385	observed
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	8	3,076	observed
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	5	4,001	observed
1931	10	2,471	observed
1932	6	3,361	observed
1933	5	3,642	observed
1934	5	3,679	observed
1935	5	3,645	observed
1936	8	2,629	observed
1937	9	2,479	observed
1938	7	2,868	observed
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	9	2,478	observed
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	5	3,338	observed
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	5	3,733	observed
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	8	2,770	observed
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	9	2,680	observed
1953	6	3,425	observed
1954	13	2,207	observed
1955	8	2,964	observed
1956	11	2,497	observed
1957	10	2,631	observed
1958	20	1,766	observed
1959	5	3,988	observed
1960	9	2,871	observed
1961	7	3,356	observed
1962	10	2,673	observed
1963	18	1,902	observed
1964	10	2,665	observed
1965	19	1,806	observed
1966	28	1,450	observed
1967	23	1,609	observed
1968	21	1,731	observed
1969	35	1,351	observed
1970	28	1,615	observed
1971	33	1,494	observed
1972	40	1,327	observed
1973	31	1,548	observed
1974	22	1,983	observed
1975	28	1,753	observed
1976	33	1,608	observed
1977	31	1,707	observed
1978	29	1,794	observed
1979	41	1,464	observed
1980	25	2,110	observed
1981	26	2,038	observed
1982	26	2,059	observed
1983	21	2,341	observed
1984	20	2,437	observed
1985	15	3,070	observed
1986	21	2,510	observed
1987	26	2,215	observed
1988	23	2,509	observed
1989	16	3,446	observed
1990	29	2,373	observed
1991	28	2,469	observed
1992	27	2,599	observed
1993	32	2,347	observed
1994	22	3,109	observed
1995	23	3,020	observed
1996	29	2,590	observed
1997	28	2,750	observed
1998	32	2,599	observed
1999	33	2,608	observed
2000	32	2,805	observed
2001	22	3,721	observed
2002	28	3,188	observed
2003	31	3,044	observed
2004	24	3,735	observed
2005	30	3,319	observed
2006	31	3,384	observed
2007	33	3,313	observed
2008	27	3,823	observed
2009	22	4,429	observed
2010	32	3,377	observed
2011	26	3,885	observed
2012	37	3,059	observed
2013	42	2,763	observed
2014	56	2,317	observed
2015	28	3,775	observed
2016	58	2,278	observed
2017	50	2,532	observed
2018	30	3,607	observed
2019	41	2,943	observed
2020	25	4,020	observed
2021	41	2,972	observed
2022	28	3,879	observed
2023	27	4,002	observed
2024	35	3,335	observed
2025	29	3,757	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Dietrich” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1906–1945
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich Buxtehude
1637–1707
Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich von Choltitz
1894–1966
German general (1894-1966)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich Mateschitz
1944–2022
Austrian businessman (1944–2022)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
1925–2012
German lyric baritone and conductor (1925-2012)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Dietrich with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms12

Wikidata Q18145860CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: DieterCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DirkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Dietrich.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Dietrich

5 source accounts

Old High German origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “ruler of the people”

From Middle High German Dietrich, from Old High German Diotrih, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Explore 4 more accountsHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

German Wiktionary accountSource-reportedalthochdeutsch dīot = Volk und keltisch rīx (vgl. lat. rēx) = König

althochdeutsch dīot = Volk und keltisch rīx (vgl. lat. rēx) = König

Sources for this account (1)

German Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDu gotique 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Þiuđareiks (« Théodoric »).

Du gotique 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Þiuđareiks (« Théodoric »).

Sources for this account (1)

French Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedswn. thiot + rīhhi → lud + szlachetny, możny

swn. thiot + rīhhi → lud + szlachetny, możny

Sources for this account (1)

Polish Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Portuguese Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDo germânico Þiudareiks, þeudo (povo, pessoas) + rīks (chefe). Significa líder do povo.

Do germânico Þiudareiks, þeudo (povo, pessoas) + rīks (chefe). Significa líder do povo.

Sources for this account (1)

Portuguese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Dietrich is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Dietrich’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2025: 29 boys (rank 3757).

Explore United States

4 of 8 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Dietrich

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 29; applications; Rank #3,757
Peak year: 2016; 58 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Dietrich in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	5	3,981	observed
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	6	3,869	observed
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	5	4,239	observed
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	7	3,385	observed
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	8	3,076	observed
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	5	4,001	observed
1931	10	2,471	observed
1932	6	3,361	observed
1933	5	3,642	observed
1934	5	3,679	observed
1935	5	3,645	observed
1936	8	2,629	observed
1937	9	2,479	observed
1938	7	2,868	observed
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	9	2,478	observed
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	5	3,338	observed
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	5	3,733	observed
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	8	2,770	observed
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	9	2,680	observed
1953	6	3,425	observed
1954	13	2,207	observed
1955	8	2,964	observed
1956	11	2,497	observed
1957	10	2,631	observed
1958	20	1,766	observed
1959	5	3,988	observed
1960	9	2,871	observed
1961	7	3,356	observed
1962	10	2,673	observed
1963	18	1,902	observed
1964	10	2,665	observed
1965	19	1,806	observed
1966	28	1,450	observed
1967	23	1,609	observed
1968	21	1,731	observed
1969	35	1,351	observed
1970	28	1,615	observed
1971	33	1,494	observed
1972	40	1,327	observed
1973	31	1,548	observed
1974	22	1,983	observed
1975	28	1,753	observed
1976	33	1,608	observed
1977	31	1,707	observed
1978	29	1,794	observed
1979	41	1,464	observed
1980	25	2,110	observed
1981	26	2,038	observed
1982	26	2,059	observed
1983	21	2,341	observed
1984	20	2,437	observed
1985	15	3,070	observed
1986	21	2,510	observed
1987	26	2,215	observed
1988	23	2,509	observed
1989	16	3,446	observed
1990	29	2,373	observed
1991	28	2,469	observed
1992	27	2,599	observed
1993	32	2,347	observed
1994	22	3,109	observed
1995	23	3,020	observed
1996	29	2,590	observed
1997	28	2,750	observed
1998	32	2,599	observed
1999	33	2,608	observed
2000	32	2,805	observed
2001	22	3,721	observed
2002	28	3,188	observed
2003	31	3,044	observed
2004	24	3,735	observed
2005	30	3,319	observed
2006	31	3,384	observed
2007	33	3,313	observed
2008	27	3,823	observed
2009	22	4,429	observed
2010	32	3,377	observed
2011	26	3,885	observed
2012	37	3,059	observed
2013	42	2,763	observed
2014	56	2,317	observed
2015	28	3,775	observed
2016	58	2,278	observed
2017	50	2,532	observed
2018	30	3,607	observed
2019	41	2,943	observed
2020	25	4,020	observed
2021	41	2,972	observed
2022	28	3,879	observed
2023	27	4,002	observed
2024	35	3,335	observed
2025	29	3,757	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1906–1945
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich Buxtehude
1637–1707
Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich von Choltitz
1894–1966
German general (1894-1966)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich Mateschitz
1944–2022
Austrian businessman (1944–2022)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
1925–2012
German lyric baritone and conductor (1925-2012)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms12

Wikidata Q18145860CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (en): DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: DietrichCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: DieterCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DirkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Dietrich.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Dietrich

Old High German origin

Where Dietrich is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Buxtehude

Dietrich von Choltitz

Dietrich Mateschitz

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Dietrich

Old High German origin

Where Dietrich is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Buxtehude

Dietrich von Choltitz

Dietrich Mateschitz

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

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