Boys' name · since 1994

Deterrius

Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Deterrius, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,755 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

Deterrius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1994.

Deterrius has 23 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1998.

  • #27,755 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deterrius ranks #27,755 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#27,755 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deterrius's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deterrius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Deterrius's full recorded timeline at 1997, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Deterrius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1994199519971998 5

Deterrius by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Deterrius's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Deterrius births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deterrius?
Since 1994, Social Security records show 23 babies named Deterrius. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,755 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1998. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 7 births.
Where does Deterrius sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deterrius ranks #27,755 of 45,481 boys' 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 Deterrius most popular?
Deterrius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Deterrius been used?
Records for Deterrius go back to 1994, giving 5 years of history through 1998.
What names are similar to Deterrius?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deterrius: 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, 1994–1998 (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 Deterrius 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.