How Many People Are Named Detta?
people named Detta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,824,668 people in the US has this name
Based on 203 babies named Detta in Social Security records from 1914 to 1979, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of names that end in detta.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Detta in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Detta alive today is about 63 years old, and 55% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 56 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Detta first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1930, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1979.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 1979
🏆 Rank History
Detta has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,221, in 1930.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,221 (1930) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,036 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Detta alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Detta were born in Nebraska than in any other state: about 1 of those alive today.
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