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Origin & history of Detroit1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Detroit comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Fort of the Strait..
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How popular is Detroit?
1922
peak year
The name Detroit reached its peak in 1922, with 12 registrations (ranked #2521). It had only entered records 8 years earlier, in 1914. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #10691) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 148 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
12
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,521)
(ranked #2,521)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
148
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Detroit1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
D4
E5
T2
R9
O6
I9
T2
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Detroit🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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