How Many People Are Named Detra?
An estimated 1,746 people in the United States have the first name Detra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Detra peaked in popularity in 1970 with 107 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Detra 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 Detra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,746
About 1 in 196,308 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1970
107 births
Total Registered
2,048
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Detra
Detra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,048 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Detra as a female name
Ranked #11,464 in 1998
7 female births in 1998
Peak: 1970 (107 births)
Detra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Detra span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 735 babies were registered. Detra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Detra by Decade
How has Detra 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.
Detra by State
Birth registrations for Detra span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, South Carolina. The lowest are in Tennessee, Mississippi, District of Columbia. On average, about 41 Detras were registered per state.
Detra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Detra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Detra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Detra?
We estimate approximately 1,746 people named Detra 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 196,308 Americans share this first name.
Is Detra a common name?
Detra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,048 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Detra most popular?
Detra reached peak popularity in 1970, when 107 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Detra is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Detra a female name?
Detra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Detra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Detra Smith, Detra Johnson, Detra 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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