Total births
22
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.
- 22
- total births
- 1918–1975
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that 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.
- 22 total births
- 1918–1975 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1975Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Deta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1975
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Deta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1975. 7 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
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
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Deta
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Detrice Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Deta: Baby Name Since 1918 - 22 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/deta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.