Is Deetta a boy or girl name?

Deetta is a girl’s name. Of the 1,177 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Deetta

Recorded 1883–1991 · United States

Deetta was most popular in 1941, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,314 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,177 people named Deetta.

Deetta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deetta’s peak in 1941. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,177 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org