Girls' name · since 1944
Deitra
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 1,032 babies named Deitra, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,032
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deitra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,032 have been recorded since 1944.
Social Security Administration records show Deitra recorded 1,032 times among girls since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1993.
- #7,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,032 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deitra ranks #7,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,032 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,032
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deitra's 1,032 recorded births place it above 89.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Deitra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deitra's full recorded timeline at 1969, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deitra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1993
- Peak year (1964)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Deitra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (359 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Deitra's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Deitra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 96
1940s
96 births
- 1950s 85
1950s
85 births
- 1960s
1960s
359 births
- 1970s
1970s
296 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 359 births (35% of all-time use).
How Deitra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Deitra's total volume
Deitra by state
Where Deitra concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
63 of 1,032 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Deitra's data
- Deitra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deitras (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deitra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deitra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.