Recorded 1977–2010 Boys' name Peak 1998 96 births

Detrell — boys' name

96 babies named Detrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s332000s452010s8
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Detrell was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Detrell in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Detrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Detrell between 1977 and 2010, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Detrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Detrell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Detrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Detrell 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 96 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.

Detrell at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

96

Since 1977

34 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1977

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2010

Detrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1977

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 20102007200520021999199519911977 5

Detrell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 47% of Detrell's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s332000s452010s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Detrell?
96 babies have been named Detrell since 1977. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Detrell most popular?
Detrell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Detrell been used?
Detrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 34 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Detrell?
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, 1977–2010 (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.