Given name & surname

Deta

“one who is blessed”

Deta is a variant of Detta. In Latin use, Detta carries the interpretation “one who is blessed.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Deta is a variant of Detta. In Latin use, Detta carries the interpretation “one who is blessed.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Deta through the years

Babies since 1880
22
0 boys · 22 girls
Most popular year
1918
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02468192019401960198020002025Highest share 19180.0
Deta in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1918–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Deta’s family of names

Deta has a related form in Detta. In Greek usage, Deta as a surname is a transliteration of Δετά.

Walk Deta’s family in the name graph

DetaΔετάDetta

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Deta

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Deta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin · Old-fashioned

Alta

“to be elevated”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

German · Vintage revival

Della

“born of the nobility”

58FamiliarRising fast

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Eda

Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”

23RareRising

>99% girls

American · Old-fashioned

Etta

“ruler of the house”

51UncommonSteady

>99% girls

Spanish · Old-fashioned

Zita

“patron of housewives and servants” · “little rose”

20RareSteady

>99% girls

Latin · Old-fashioned

Vita

“life”

27RareRising

>99% girls

German · Old-fashioned

Elma

“having God's protection”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Greek · Literary

Dora

“gift”

36RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Deta’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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