Dette — girls' name

What the Data Says About Dette

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Dette between 1962 and 1974, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dette 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 36 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.