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Girl name

Deetta

100% girls · last recorded 1991

Deetta has been given to about 1,177 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1941, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 742
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deetta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1941 · 34
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,177

How popular is Deetta?

Its best year was 1941, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 1319th. The typical living American called Deetta is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Deetta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Delta0.77
  2. Etta0.75
  3. Deena0.74
  4. Leta0.71
  5. Reta0.71
  6. Meta0.71
  7. Della0.65
  8. Dena0.65

Middle names for Deetta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Deetta Josephine0.84
  2. Deetta Rose0.83
  3. Deetta Louise0.83
  4. Deetta June0.82
  5. Deetta Pearl0.82
  6. Deetta Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Deetta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.77
  2. Lenorasister · 0.74
  3. Myrasister · 0.73
  4. Louiebrother · 0.73
  5. Otisbrother · 0.72
  6. Frankieeither · 0.71

Where Deetta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Deetta White0.78
    2. Deetta Reyes0.78
    3. Deetta Nguyen0.78
    4. Deetta Moore0.78
    5. Deetta Lee0.78
    6. Deetta Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Deetta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.