Recorded 1944–1994 Girls' name Peak 1970 675 births

Dietra — girls' name

675 babies named Dietra in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s791950s561960s2481970s2101980s641990s18
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Dietra was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

37 babies were named Dietra in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dietra

The Social Security Administration has registered 675 babies named Dietra between 1944 and 1994, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dietra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dietra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dietra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dietra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dietra 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 675 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.

Dietra at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

675

Since 1944

51 years of records

Peak year

1970

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1944

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1994

Dietra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1944

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1970)
37
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 19941983197719711965195919501944 25

Dietra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
248 births that decade — 37% of Dietra's all-time total
1940s791950s561960s2481970s2101980s641990s18

Dietra by state

Where Dietra concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Dietra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 3.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 0.9%
#3 California
5 0.7%
#4 District of Columbia
5 0.7%
#5 Indiana
5 0.7%
#6 New York
5 0.7%
Texas share of Dietra's total US births 3.4%
Even split

23 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dietra?
675 babies have been named Dietra since 1944. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1970 with 37 births.
When was Dietra most popular?
Dietra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Dietra most popular?
The top states for the name Dietra are Texas (23 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Dietra been used?
Dietra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 51 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Dietra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Diedra, Diedre, Dierdre, Diem, 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, 1944–1994 (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.