Boys' name · since 1970
Deitrich
119 babies named Deitrich in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
119 boys have been named Deitrich since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deitrich has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2008.
- #16,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deitrich ranks #16,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deitrich's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deitrich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deitrich's full recorded timeline at 1993, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deitrich popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Deitrich by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (40 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Deitrich's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Deitrich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 40 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Deitrich's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deitrich: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1970–2008 (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 Deitrich 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.