How Many People Are Named Detron?
An estimated 141 people in the United States have the first name Detron. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Detron peaked in popularity in 1980 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Detron 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 Detron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
141
About 1 in 2,430,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1980
16 births
Total Registered
146
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Detron
Detron is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 146 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Detron as a male name
Ranked #12,733 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1980 (16 births)
Detron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Detron span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 67 babies were registered. Detron has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Detron by Decade
How has Detron 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.
Detron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Detron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Detron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Detron?
We estimate approximately 141 people named Detron 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 2,430,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Detron a common name?
Detron is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 146 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Detron most popular?
Detron reached peak popularity in 1980, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Detron is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Detron a male name?
Detron is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Detron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Detron Smith, Detron Johnson, Detron 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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