Recorded 1945–1971 Girls' name Peak 1967 71 births

Derita — girls' name

71 babies named Derita in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

71 girls have been named Derita since 1945, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1971.

71
total births
1945–1971
years on record
1960s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Derita was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

10 babies were named Derita in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derita

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Derita between 1945 and 1971, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Derita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Derita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derita 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 71 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.

Derita at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

71

Since 1945

27 years of records

Peak year

1967

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1945

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1971

Derita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1945

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1967)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 19711970196719631962196119561954195319491945 5

Derita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
29 births that decade — 41% of Derita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derita?
71 babies have been named Derita since 1945. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1967 with 10 births.
When was Derita most popular?
Derita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Derita been used?
Derita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 27 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Derita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derrick, Derek, Derricka, Derica, 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, 1945–1971 (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.