Recorded 1958–1979 Girls' name Peak 1975 44 births

Dedre — girls' name

44 babies named Dedre in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s101970s28
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Dedre was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dedre in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dedre

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Dedre between 1958 and 1979, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dedre currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dedre performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dedre shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dedre 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 44 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.

Dedre at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

44

Since 1958

22 years of records

Peak year

1975

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1958

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1979

Dedre popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1958

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19791976197519741970196819631958 6

Dedre by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 64% of Dedre's all-time total
1950s61960s101970s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dedre?
44 babies have been named Dedre since 1958. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
When was Dedre most popular?
Dedre was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Dedre been used?
Dedre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 22 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Dedre?
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, 1958–1979 (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.