Boys' name · since 1979
Detwan
Detwan has 26 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
26 boys have been named Detwan since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Detwan recorded 26 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2001.
- #26,897 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Detwan ranks #26,897 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Detwan's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Detwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Detwan's full recorded timeline at 1996, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Detwan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2001
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Detwan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Detwan's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Detwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Detwan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Detwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1979–2001 (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 Detwan 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.