Boys' name · since 1977
Detrell
Detrell has 96 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
96 boys have been named Detrell since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Detrell recorded 96 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2010.
- #17,671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 96 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Detrell ranks #17,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Detrell's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Detrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Detrell splits its recorded history at 2001: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Detrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2010
- Peak year (1998)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Detrell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (45 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Detrell's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Detrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 45 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Detrell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Detrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1977–2010 (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 Detrell 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.