Detrice
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Deidre.
Name Census estimates that about 267 living Americans carry the first name Detrice. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Detrice today is around 53 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Detrice births was 1975 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Detrice. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
267
~ 1 in 1,283,724 Americans
Peak year
1975
24 babies that year
Average age
53
years old
1987 SSA rank
#9,030
Tracked since 1959
Census
Detrice in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 288 people with the first name Detrice, which placed it at #30,313 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,313
National first-name rank
People counted
288
288 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Detrice
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Detrice is Black at 92.7%. The next largest groups are White (3.5%) and Two or More Races (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Detrice described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Detrice at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.7% · 267
- White3.5% · 10
- Two or more races2.1% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Detrice: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Detrice from the 1950s through to the 1980s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 130 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Detrice remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Detrice by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Detrice during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Detrices live
Origin
Meaning and history of Detrice
The name Detrice is a variant of the French name Béatrice, which is derived from the Late Latin name Beatrix. Beatrix itself is a combination of the Latin words "beatus" meaning "blessed" and "rica" meaning "powerful." The name dates back to the Middle Ages and was particularly popular in France and England during that time.
In the 12th century, the name Beatrix gained prominence with the birth of Beatrix of Burgundy, who later became the Queen of Germany and Italy as the wife of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Another notable figure was Beatrice of Nazareth, a 13th-century Cistercian nun and mystic from present-day Belgium, who is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.
The variant spelling Detrice emerged in the 20th century, likely as a result of linguistic and cultural influences in various regions. It is thought to have originated as a creative adaptation of Beatrice, possibly to reflect a more unique or personalized version of the name.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Detrice can be found in the United States in the early 1900s. Detrice Worrell, born in 1901 in North Carolina, was an African American educator and civil rights activist who worked to improve educational opportunities for Black students in the segregated South.
Another notable figure with the name Detrice is Detrice Michina Bautte, an American actress born in 1962, known for her roles in films such as "The Last Dragon" and "Lean on Me."
In the world of sports, Detrice Graves, born in 1973, was a professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for teams like the Sacramento Monarchs and the Detroit Shock.
Detrice Biggers, born in 1972, is an American gospel singer and songwriter who has released several acclaimed albums and won multiple Stellar Awards, which recognize excellence in gospel music.
Detrice Murin Buckner, born in 1962, is an American lawyer and judge who currently serves as the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, a position she has held since 2021.
People
Detrice + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Detrice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Detrice: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Detrice?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 267 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Detrice going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,283,724 US residents.
Is Detrice a common name?
We classify Detrice as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 304 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Detrice most popular?
The single biggest year for Detrice was 1975, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Detrice is about 53 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Detrice in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 288 people with the name Detrice, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,313 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Detrice in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Detrice?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Detrice leans strongly female. 261 people counted with this name were female (91.3%), compared with 25 male bearers (8.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Detrice?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Detrice is Black at 92.7%. The next largest groups are White (3.5%) and Two or More Races (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Detrice most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Detrice in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.7% (267 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Detrice in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Detrice a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Detrice in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Detrice still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Detrice in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Detrice can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Detrice as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.