Girls' name · since 1944
Diedra
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 1,918 babies named Diedra, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,918
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Diedra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,918 recorded since 1944.
Diedra has 1,918 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 2004.
- #4,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,918 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diedra ranks #4,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,918 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,918
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Diedra's 1,918 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Diedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Diedra splits its recorded history at 1973: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Diedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2004
- Peak year (1961)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Diedra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (653 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Diedra's strongest decade.
653 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Diedra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 125
1940s
125 births
- 1950s 191
1950s
191 births
- 1960s
1960s
653 births
- 1970s
1970s
390 births
- 1980s
1980s
366 births
- 1990s 174
1990s
174 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 653 births (34% of all-time use).
How Diedra 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 Diedra's total volume
Diedra by state
Where Diedra concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 140 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 101 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 81 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 38 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 18 | 0.9% |
140 of 1,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Diedra appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Diedra's data
- Diedra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (653 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Diedras (140 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diedra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1944–2004 (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 Diedra 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.