How Many People Are Named Dietra?
An estimated 549 people in the United States have the first name Dietra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Dietra peaked in popularity in 1970 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dietra 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 Dietra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
549
About 1 in 624,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1970
37 births
Total Registered
675
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dietra
Dietra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 675 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dietra as a female name
Ranked #14,041 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1970 (37 births)
Dietra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dietra span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 248 babies were registered. Dietra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dietra by Decade
How has Dietra 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.
Dietra by State
Birth registrations for Dietra span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in New York, Indiana, District of Columbia. On average, about 8 Dietras were registered per state.
Dietra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dietra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dietra
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Dietra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dietra?
We estimate approximately 549 people named Dietra 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 624,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Dietra a common name?
Dietra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 675 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dietra most popular?
Dietra reached peak popularity in 1970, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dietra is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dietra a female name?
Dietra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dietra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dietra Smith, Dietra Johnson, Dietra 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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