Girls' name · since 1918

Deta

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.

#44,648 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1918
1970s
peak decade

Deta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deta has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1918, 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 1918 to 1975.

  • #44,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 22 born since 1918
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deta ranks #44,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.

#44,648 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1918
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deta's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% 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.

Deta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Deta's full recorded timeline at 1970, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Deta popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1918195819701975 5

Deta by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).

1970s was Deta's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Deta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deta? ▼
Deta has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #44,648 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1975. 7 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Deta sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deta ranks #44,648 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 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Deta since 1918 -- 58 years through the most recent 1975 data.
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.

Keep exploring Deta

Nearby Names Like Deta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Deta

Detra Girl
2,048 births
Detrice Girl
304 births
Detria Girl
287 births
Detta Girl
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Dette Girl
36 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Elitha
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Decima
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deta: 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, 1918–1975 (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 Deta 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.