How Many People Are Named Deetra?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Deetra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Deetra peaked in popularity in 1972 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deetra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deetra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1972
11 births
Total Registered
183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deetra
Deetra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deetra as a female name
Ranked #12,154 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1972 (11 births)
Deetra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deetra span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 80 babies were registered. Deetra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deetra by Decade
How has Deetra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deetra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deetra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Deetra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deetra?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Deetra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Deetra a common name?
Deetra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deetra most popular?
Deetra reached peak popularity in 1972, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deetra is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deetra a female name?
Deetra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deetra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deetra Smith, Deetra Johnson, Deetra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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