Recorded 1957–1990 Girls' name Peak 1970 287 births

Detria — girls' name

287 babies named Detria in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s991970s1281980s451990s5
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Detria was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

22 babies were named Detria in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Detria

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Detria between 1957 and 1990, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Detria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Detria performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Detria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Detria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Detria 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 287 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.

Detria at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

287

Since 1957

34 years of records

Peak year

1970

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1957

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1990

Detria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1957

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1970)
22
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 19901983197819741970196619621957 5

Detria by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
128 births that decade — 45% of Detria's all-time total
1950s101960s991970s1281980s451990s5

Detria by state

Where Detria concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Detria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.7%
Georgia share of Detria's total US births 1.7%

5 of 287 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Detria?
287 babies have been named Detria since 1957. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1970 with 22 births.
When was Detria most popular?
Detria was most popular in the 1970s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Detria most popular?
The top states for the name Detria are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Detria been used?
Detria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 34 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Detria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Detra, Detrice, Detta, Dette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1957–1990 (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.