Girls' name · since 1944
Deedra
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 2,165 babies named Deedra, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,165
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,165 girls have been named Deedra since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Deedra has 2,165 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2010.
- #4,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,165 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deedra ranks #4,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,165 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,165
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deedra's 2,165 recorded births place it above 93.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Deedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deedra's full recorded timeline at 1976, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 91 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2010
- Peak year (1970)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Deedra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (645 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Deedra's strongest decade.
645 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Deedra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 68
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 191
1950s
191 births
- 1960s
1960s
645 births
- 1970s
1970s
576 births
- 1980s
1980s
394 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 645 births (30% of all-time use).
How Deedra 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 Deedra's total volume
Deedra by state
Where Deedra concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 176 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 75 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 47 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 27 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.3% |
176 of 2,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Deedra appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deedra's data
- Deedra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (645 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deedras (176 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deedra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1944–2010 (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 Deedra 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.