Recorded 1961–1974 Girls' name Peak 1965 53 births

Dedrea — girls' name

53 babies named Dedrea in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s341970s19
1960s
Peak decade

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

1965
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dedrea in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dedrea

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Dedrea between 1961 and 1974, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dedrea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dedrea performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dedrea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dedrea 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 53 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.

Dedrea at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

53

Since 1961

14 years of records

Peak year

1965

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1961

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1974

Dedrea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1961

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1965)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Dedrea by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
34 births that decade — 64% of Dedrea's all-time total
1960s341970s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dedrea?
53 babies have been named Dedrea since 1961. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1965 with 9 births.
When was Dedrea most popular?
Dedrea was most popular in the 1960s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Dedrea been used?
Dedrea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 14 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Dedrea?
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, 1961–1974 (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.