Recorded 1944–1993 Girls' name Peak 1962 621 births

Deatrice — girls' name

621 babies named Deatrice in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s171950s781960s2731970s1571980s831990s13

The verdict

621 girls have been named Deatrice since 1944, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1993.

621
total births
1944–1993
years on record
1960s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Deatrice was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

39 babies were named Deatrice in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deatrice

The Social Security Administration has registered 621 babies named Deatrice between 1944 and 1993, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deatrice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deatrice performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deatrice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Deatrice in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deatrice in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 621 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deatrice at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

621

Since 1944

50 years of records

Peak year

1962

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1944

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1993

Deatrice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1944

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1962)
39
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Deatrice by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
273 births that decade — 44% of Deatrice's all-time total
1940s171950s781960s2731970s1571980s831990s13

Deatrice by state

Where Deatrice concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Deatrice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
14 2.3%
#2 New York
11 1.8%
#3 California
10 1.6%
#4 Georgia
7 1.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
6 1.0%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.8%
#7 South Carolina
5 0.8%
#8 Virginia
5 0.8%
Illinois share of Deatrice's total US births 2.3%
Even split

14 of 621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deatrice?
621 babies have been named Deatrice since 1944. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1962 with 39 births.
When was Deatrice most popular?
Deatrice was most popular in the 1960s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Deatrice most popular?
The top states for the name Deatrice are Illinois (14 births), New York (11 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Deatrice been used?
Deatrice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 50 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Deatrice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deanna, Deana, Deanne, Deann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.