Recorded 1918–1975 Girls' name Peak 1918 22 births

Deta — girls' name

22 babies named Deta in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71950s51970s10

The verdict

22 girls have been named Deta since 1918, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1975.

22
total births
1918–1975
years on record
1970s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Deta was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deta in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deta

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Deta between 1918 and 1975, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deta 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 22 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.

Deta at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

22

Since 1918

58 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1918

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1975

Deta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1918

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1975197019581918 7

Deta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 45% of Deta's all-time total
1910s71950s51970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deta?
22 babies have been named Deta since 1918. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Deta most popular?
Deta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Deta been used?
Deta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 58 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Deta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Detra, Detrice, Detria, Detta, 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, 1918–1975 (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.