Girls' name · since 1963

Denitra

476 babies named Denitra in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,223 of 72,339
all-time among girls
476
born since 1963
1970s
peak decade

Denitra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 476 recorded since 1963.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denitra has been recorded 476 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1963 to 2005.

  • #12,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 476 born since 1963
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denitra ranks #12,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 476 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.

#12,223 of 72,339
all-time among girls
476
born since 1963
1970s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Denitra's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Denitra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Denitra splits its recorded history at 1983: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Denitra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1976)
32
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
010203040 19631971197619811986199119962005 5

Denitra by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (174 births, 37% of the file).

1970s was Denitra's strongest decade.

174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Denitra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 174 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denitra?
476 babies have been named Denitra since 1963. All-time, it sits at #12,223 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1976 with 32 births.
Where does Denitra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denitra ranks #12,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Denitra most popular?
Denitra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Denitra been used?
The SSA has tracked Denitra since 1963 -- 43 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Denitra?
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.

What to do with Denitra's data

  • Denitra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Denitra

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Denitra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–2005 (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 Denitra 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.