Dieter comes from the German / Germanic tradition, meaning Army of The People.
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How popular is Dieter?
1967peak year
The name Dieter reached its peak in 1967, with 36 registrations (ranked #1259). It had only entered records 14 years earlier, in 1953. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9971) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Dieter has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 916 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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