Recorded 1953–1963 Girls' name Peak 1953 36 births

Dedorah — girls' name

36 babies named Dedorah in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s24

The verdict

36 girls have been named Dedorah since 1953, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1963.

36
total births
1953–1963
years on record
1960s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Dedorah was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dedorah in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dedorah

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Dedorah between 1953 and 1963, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dedorah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dedorah performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dedorah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dedorah 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 36 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.

Dedorah at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

36

Since 1953

11 years of records

Peak year

1953

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1953

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1963

Dedorah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1953

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1953)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196319621961196019561953 7

Dedorah by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 67% of Dedorah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dedorah?
36 babies have been named Dedorah since 1953. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1953 with 7 births.
When was Dedorah most popular?
Dedorah was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Dedorah been used?
Dedorah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 11 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Dedorah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dedra, Dede, Dedria, Dedee, 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, 1953–1963 (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.