Recorded 1960–2007 Girls' name Peak 1985 470 births

Denetra — girls' name

470 babies named Denetra in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s581970s1621980s1551990s772000s18
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Denetra was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

30 babies were named Denetra in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denetra

The Social Security Administration has registered 470 babies named Denetra between 1960 and 2007, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denetra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denetra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denetra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Denetra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denetra 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 470 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.

Denetra at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

470

Since 1960

48 years of records

Peak year

1985

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1960

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2007

Denetra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1960

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1985)
30
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 200719951990198519801975197019651960 8

Denetra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
162 births that decade — 34% of Denetra's all-time total
1960s581970s1621980s1551990s772000s18

Denetra by state

Where Denetra concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Denetra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.3%
Texas share of Denetra's total US births 2.3%

11 of 470 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denetra?
470 babies have been named Denetra since 1960. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1985 with 30 births.
When was Denetra most popular?
Denetra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Denetra most popular?
The top states for the name Denetra are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Denetra been used?
Denetra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 48 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Denetra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, 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, 1960–2007 (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.