Is Detra a boy or girl name?
Detra was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,048 US babies named Detra were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Detra since 1944
- 2,048
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 107 babies
Boys and girls named Detra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 208 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 718 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 735 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 273 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,464 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,107 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,880 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,823 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,097 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,788 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,444 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,625 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,376 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,772 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,274 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,542 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,689 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,456 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,852 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,089 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,075 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,058 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,787 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,540 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,317 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,501 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,401 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,498 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,369 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,213 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,099 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,142 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,199 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,444 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,059 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,200 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,349 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,332 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,351 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,602 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,602 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,245 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,466 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,000 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,114 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,120 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,848 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,155 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,240 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,112 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,103 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,437 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,437 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,297 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,148 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,927 |
Highest rank
Detra has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,059 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Detra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.