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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Detra

Detra was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1059th; the most babies were born in 1970 (107). More babies were named Detra in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1970107 babies
Total since 1880
2,048babies recorded

Detra popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#7,44511
1980#2,07650
1970#1,099107
1960#1,60249
1950#3,10312
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Detra, counting every spelling?

Detra has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Detra?

About 1,800 people born in the US named Detra are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 49 and 61. That makes Detra a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Detra by state

How common Detra was among girls born in each state in 1968–1972, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.8×), Georgia (2.1×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIN0.06Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNC0.05South Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesSC0.15District of Columbia: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesDC0.11Oklahoma: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesOK0.21Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesGA0.12Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTX0.15Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Detra, girls, 1968–1972. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Detra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Detra, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Detra

How popular is the name Detra?

Detra was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1059th; the most babies were born in 1970 (107). More babies were named Detra in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Detra a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,048 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Detra most popular?

In 1968–1972, Detra was most common in Oklahoma (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and South Carolina.