Baby name
FADING
🇷🇺 🇬🇪 🇺🇸 Dima
/DEE · mah/
Meaning
“Possibly devoted to Demeter; also downpour”
Diminutive of the Russian name Dmitriy, the Russian form of the Greek name Demetrios. Demetrios means devoted to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest. Demeter's own name is of disputed origin, possibly from Greek da meaning earth and meter meaning mother, giving earth mother. As a girls' name, Dima is also an unrelated Arabic name meaning downpour.
Vibe
friendly
How it ages.
Playful and approachable; a Russian and Georgian short form for boys, and separately an Arabic name for girls.
The cultural moment.
Rare in the United States, where it ranked #7,885 for girls in 2025; used mostly in Russian-, Georgian- and Arabic-speaking families.