Detra has been given to about 2,048 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1970, when 107 babies were given the name, ranking 1099th. The typical living American called Detra is about 56 years old today.
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.