Girls' name · since 1944
Dedra
Dedra has 4,418 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,418
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dedra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,418 recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedra has been recorded 4,418 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2007.
- #2,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,418 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedra ranks #2,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,418 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,418
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dedra's 4,418 recorded births place it above 96.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Dedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dedra splits its recorded history at 1976: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 190 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2007
- Peak year (1963)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Dedra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,641 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Dedra's strongest decade.
1,641 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dedra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s 404
1950s
404 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,641 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,170 births
- 1980s 653
1980s
653 births
- 1990s 361
1990s
361 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,641 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dedra 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 Dedra's total volume
Dedra by state
Where Dedra concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 437 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 227 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 193 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 172 | 3.9% |
| #5 | California | | 167 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 138 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 115 | 2.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 98 | 2.2% |
437 of 4,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Dedra appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dedra's data
- Dedra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,641 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dedras (437 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dedra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1944–2007 (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 Dedra 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.