Recorded 1967–2007 Girls' name Peak 1989 266 births

Denetria — girls' name

266 babies named Denetria in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s611980s871990s842000s29
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Denetria was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Denetria in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denetria

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Denetria between 1967 and 2007, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denetria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denetria performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denetria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Denetria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denetria 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 266 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.

Denetria at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

266

Since 1967

41 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1967

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2007

Denetria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1967

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 200719971993198919851981197619711967 5

Denetria by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
87 births that decade — 33% of Denetria's all-time total
1960s51970s611980s871990s842000s29

Denetria by state

Where Denetria concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Denetria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.9%
Texas share of Denetria's total US births 1.9%

5 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denetria?
266 babies have been named Denetria since 1967. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Denetria most popular?
Denetria was most popular in the 1980s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Denetria most popular?
The top states for the name Denetria are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Denetria been used?
Denetria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 41 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Denetria?
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.

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, 1967–2007 (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.