Girls' name · since 1947
Dedria
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 441 babies named Dedria, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 441
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dedria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 441 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedria has been recorded 441 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 1993.
- #12,754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 441 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedria ranks #12,754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 441 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 441
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dedria's 441 recorded births place it above 82.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Dedria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dedria's full recorded timeline at 1970, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dedria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1993
- Peak year (1963)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dedria by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (230 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Dedria's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dedria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
230 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 230 births (52% of all-time use).
Dedria by state
Where Dedria concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
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What to do with Dedria's data
- Dedria's decade-level peak was the 1960s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dedrias (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Dedria: 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 (~46 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, 1947–1993 (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 Dedria 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.