Recorded 1969–2018 Boys' name Peak 1977 426 births

Detric — boys' name

426 babies named Detric in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1311980s1031990s952000s692010s23
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Detric was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

20 babies were named Detric in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Detric

The Social Security Administration has registered 426 babies named Detric between 1969 and 2018, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Detric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Detric performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Detric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Detric in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Detric 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 426 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.

Detric at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

426

Since 1969

50 years of records

Peak year

1977

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1969

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2018

Detric popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1969

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1977)
20
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 20182005199919931987198119751969 5

Detric popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1964 (Detric as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1964 5

Detric by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
131 births that decade — 31% of Detric's all-time total
1960s51970s1311980s1031990s952000s692010s23

Detric by state

Where Detric concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Detric
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.3%
Texas share of Detric's total US births 2.3%

10 of 426 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Detric?
426 babies have been named Detric since 1969. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1977 with 20 births.
When was Detric most popular?
Detric was most popular in the 1970s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Detric most popular?
The top states for the name Detric are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Detric been used?
Detric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 50 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Detric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Detrick, Detroit, Detron, Detrich, 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, 1969–2018 (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.