# Detlef (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/detlef/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Detlef

- Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player (born 1963)
- Detlef Hofmann, Canoe racer
- Detlef Michel, East German javelin thrower
- Detlef Kästner, boxer
- Detlef Lewe, Canoe racer
- Detlef Richter, East German bobsledder
- Detlef Kirchhoff, East German rower
- Detlef Ultsch, East German judoka
- Detlef Okrent, field hockey player (1909-1983)
- Detlef Thorith, German discus thrower (1942–2019)
- Detlef Raugust, German footballer
- Detlef Lohse, German academic

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.