Girls' name · since 1944
Dietra
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 675 babies named Dietra, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dietra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 675 have been recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dietra has been recorded 675 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1994.
- #9,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 675 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dietra ranks #9,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 675 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dietra's 675 recorded births place it above 86.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Dietra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dietra splits its recorded history at 1968: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dietra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1994
- Peak year (1970)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Dietra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (248 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Dietra's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dietra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 79
1940s
79 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s
1960s
248 births
- 1970s
1970s
210 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 248 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dietra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dietra's total volume
Dietra by state
Where Dietra concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| 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% |
23 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dietra's data
- Dietra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dietras (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dietra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1944–1994 (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 Dietra 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.