Dieter

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Dieter is a German given name, a short form of Dietrich, from theod+ric "people ruler". Rarely, it is a German form of the given name Theodore. It is also a surname.

From Wikipedia

Dieter first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 69 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1967 with 36 babies (rank #1,259 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dieter

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dieter yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

916

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dieter

Dieter Bohlenpop singer · b. 1954
Dieter Ramsinterior architect · b. 1932
Dieter Hoeneßassociation football player · b. 1953
Dieter Eiltsassociation football player · b. 1964
Dieter Müllerassociation football player · b. 1954

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	11	#2,427
1954	6	#3,540
1955	10	#2,624
1956	14	#2,191
1957	18	#1,902
1958	17	#1,968
1959	12	#2,448
1960	20	#1,827
1961	22	#1,748
1962	33	#1,368
1963	23	#1,669
1964	26	#1,554
1965	27	#1,495
1966	34	#1,310
1967	36	#1,259
1968	25	#1,590
1969	30	#1,473
1970	25	#1,759
1971	13	#2,714
1972	8	#3,716
1973	16	#2,427
1974	15	#2,583
1975	20	#2,228
1976	9	#3,796
1977	14	#2,945
1978	6	#5,238
1979	12	#3,409
1980	13	#3,306
1981	7	#5,075
1982	8	#4,707
1983	7	#5,062
1984	7	#5,113
1985	8	#4,815
1986	19	#2,707
1987	15	#3,236
1988	6	#6,628
1989	13	#4,090
1990	15	#3,828
1991	13	#4,292
1992	18	#3,490
1993	7	#7,013
1994	12	#4,867
1995	9	#6,046
1996	12	#4,966
1997	8	#6,781
1998	7	#7,795
1999	6	#9,008
2000	12	#5,661
2001	6	#9,584
2002	12	#5,819
2003	12	#5,966
2004	11	#6,654
2005	13	#5,953
2006	13	#6,197
2007	9	#8,357
2008	7	#10,146
2009	6	#11,361
2010	16	#5,549
2011	12	#6,689
2012	9	#8,327
2013	5	#12,620
2014	11	#7,175
2015	9	#8,209
2016	8	#9,054
2017	6	#11,111
2018	8	#9,041
2019	7	#10,002
2022	6	#11,217
2023	6	#11,165