Recorded 1970–1988 Girls' name Peak 1970 18 births

Daydra — girls' name

18 babies named Daydra in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s5

The verdict

18 girls have been named Daydra since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

18
total births
1970–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Daydra was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

7 babies were named Daydra in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daydra

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Daydra between 1970 and 1988, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daydra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daydra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daydra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daydra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daydra at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

18

Since 1970

19 years of records

Peak year

1970

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1970

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1988

Daydra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1970

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198819771970 7

Daydra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 72% of Daydra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daydra?
18 babies have been named Daydra since 1970. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1970 with 7 births.
When was Daydra most popular?
Daydra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Daydra been used?
Daydra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 19 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Daydra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.