Masculine dossier · first seen 1953

Dieter

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1967

Peak era

1967

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Dieter

How many people are named Dieter?

An estimated 809 living Americans are named Dieter.

How rare is Dieter?

Dieter fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Dieter?

The median age of a living American named Dieter is approximately 47 years, with most bearers falling between 27 and 60 years old.

Is Dieter still popular?

Not especially. Dieter has been declining since its 1967 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Dieter most common?

Dieter has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.

1953Peak 19672025

Peak year

1967

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

915

Dieter fell hard after 1967. Within five years it had dropped 78% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Dieter peaked in 1967, when 36 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 915 Americans named Dieter since 1953.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1967

Living profile

833

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age48

Core range28–60

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

California

2.3× higher affinity than the national baseline.

California · 1960s 2.3×