Detroit

diht-ROYT /dɪtˈɹɔɪt/
boy 2 syllables fading

Detroit is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.

Detroit is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Detroit was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1922 (12 births).

About the name Detroit

Pronunciationdiht-ROYT /dɪtˈɹɔɪt/
12peak births 1922
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Detroit

How popular is Detroit?

Boys named Detroit
19141920194019601980200020202022
Boys named Detroit per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Detroit total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202266#11,211
202066#10,943
201877#9,930
201266#11,147
200755#12,833
19735—#5,286
19585—#4,098
19515—#3,841
19415—#3,626
19335—#3,774
19327—#3,153
19265—#4,363
19256—#3,847
19248—#3,327
192312—#2,477
192212—#2,521
19218—#3,277
191911—#2,545
19176—#3,651
19167—#3,252
19155—#3,967
19146—#2,998