How Many People Are Named Denetta?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Denetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Denetta peaked in popularity in 1971 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denetta 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 Denetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1971
16 births
Total Registered
195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denetta
Denetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 195 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denetta as a female name
Ranked #14,055 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1971 (16 births)
Denetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denetta span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 63 babies were registered. Denetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denetta by Decade
How has Denetta 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.
Denetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denetta?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Denetta 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 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Denetta a common name?
Denetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denetta most popular?
Denetta reached peak popularity in 1971, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denetta is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denetta a female name?
Denetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denetta Smith, Denetta Johnson, Denetta 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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