Recorded 1901–1988 Girls' name Peak 1920 1,431 births

Edra — girls' name

1,431 babies named Edra in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s1101910s2881920s3451930s2361940s1871950s1351960s631970s561980s11
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Edra was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

42 babies were named Edra in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,431 babies named Edra between 1901 and 1988, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Edra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edra performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 345 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Edra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Edra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edra 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 1,431 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.

Edra at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

1,431

Since 1901

88 years of records

Peak year

1920

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1901

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 1988

Edra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1901

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1920)
42
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
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Edra by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
345 births that decade — 24% of Edra's all-time total
1900s1101910s2881920s3451930s2361940s1871950s1351960s631970s561980s11

Edra by state

Where Edra concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Edra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
30 2.1%
#2 Oklahoma
16 1.1%
#3 Texas
16 1.1%
#4 West Virginia
13 0.9%
#5 Missouri
10 0.7%
#6 Arkansas
5 0.3%
Kentucky share of Edra's total US births 2.1%
Even split

30 of 1,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edra?
1,431 babies have been named Edra since 1901. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1920 with 42 births.
When was Edra most popular?
Edra was most popular in the 1920s decade with 345 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Edra most popular?
The top states for the name Edra are Kentucky (30 births), Oklahoma (16 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Edra been used?
Edra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 88 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Edra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edrie, Edris, Edrena, Edriana, 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, 1901–1988 (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.