Meaning and history
Dieter means “warrior of the people” and comes from Old German elements theod, meaning “people” (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda), and heri, meaning “army”; it is also used as a short form of Dietrich.
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 13 births, rank #6,094
2007: 9 births, rank #8,173
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
20092009: 6 births, rank #10,994
2010: 16 births, rank #5,478
2011: 12 births, rank #6,578
2012: 9 births, rank #8,158
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
20142014: 11 births, rank #7,048
2015: 9 births, rank #8,040
2016: 8 births, rank #8,816
2017: 6 births, rank #10,775
2018: 8 births, rank #8,819
20192019: 7 births, rank #9,756
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
20232023: 6 births, rank #10,821
In 2023, 6 babies were recorded with the name Dieter, ranking #10,821 among boys.