Girls' name · since 1968
Faydra
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Faydra, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
174 girls have been named Faydra since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Faydra recorded 174 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2006.
- #21,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faydra ranks #21,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Faydra's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Faydra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Faydra splits its recorded history at 1980: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Faydra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2006
- Peak year (1970)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Faydra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (85 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Faydra's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Faydra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 85 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Faydra's data
- Faydra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Faydra: 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 (~38 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, 1968–2006 (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 Faydra 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.