Boys' name · since 1992
Detavious
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Detavious, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Detavious sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 88 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Detavious recorded 88 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2010.
- #18,209 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 88 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Detavious ranks #18,209 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Detavious's 88 recorded births place it above 59.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Detavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Detavious splits its recorded history at 1998: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Detavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2010
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Detavious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (63 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Detavious's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Detavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 63 births (72% of all-time use).
Detavious by state
Where Detavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 5.7% |
5 of 88 births nationwide.
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- Detavious's decade-level peak was the 1990s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Detaviouss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Detavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
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, 1992–2010 (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 Detavious 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.