Recorded 1944–2004 Girls' name Peak 1961 1,918 births

Diedra — girls' name

1,918 babies named Diedra in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1251950s1911960s6531970s3901980s3661990s1742000s19
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Diedra was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

87 babies were named Diedra in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diedra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,918 babies named Diedra between 1944 and 2004, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Diedra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diedra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 653 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Diedra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 140 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Diedra in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diedra 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 1,918 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.

Diedra at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

1,918

Since 1944

61 years of records

Peak year

1961

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1944

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2004

Diedra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1944

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1961)
87
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
020406080100 200419931985197719691961195319451944 19

Diedra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
653 births that decade — 34% of Diedra's all-time total
1940s1251950s1911960s6531970s3901980s3661990s1742000s19

Diedra by state

Where Diedra concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Diedra
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%
Texas share of Diedra's total US births 7.3%
Even split

140 of 1,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Diedra appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diedra?
1,918 babies have been named Diedra since 1944. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1961 with 87 births.
When was Diedra most popular?
Diedra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 653 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Diedra most popular?
The top states for the name Diedra are Texas (140 births), California (101 births), Louisiana (81 births).
How long has the name Diedra been used?
Diedra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 61 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Diedra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Diedre, Dierdre, Diem, Dietra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1944–2004 (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.