Recorded 1990–2000 Boys' name Peak 1998 32 births

Detavius — boys' name

32 babies named Detavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 boys have been named Detavius since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

32
total births
1990–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Detavius was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Detavius in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Detavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Detavius between 1990 and 2000, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Detavius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Detavius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Detavius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Detavius 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 32 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.

Detavius at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

32

Since 1990

11 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1990

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2000

Detavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1990

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Detavius by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 81% of Detavius's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Detavius?
32 babies have been named Detavius since 1990. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Detavius most popular?
Detavius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Detavius been used?
Detavius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 11 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Detavius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Detrick, Detric, Detroit, Detron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1990–2000 (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.