Unisex name · since 1959
Dandra
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 605 babies named Dandra, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dandra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 605 have been recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Dandra recorded 605 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2010.
- #10,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 605 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dandra ranks #10,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 605 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dandra's 605 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dandra splits its recorded history at 1984: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dandra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2010
- Peak year (1990)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dandra popularity over time - boys
60 total births recorded since 1979 (Dandra as boys' name)
Dandra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (221 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Dandra's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
146 births
- 1990s
1990s
221 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 221 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dandra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dandra's total volume
Dandra by state
Where Dandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
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- Dandra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dandras (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1959–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dandra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.