Girls' name · since 1894
Fedora
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 250 babies named Fedora, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
250 girls have been named Fedora since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Fedora recorded 250 times among girls since 1894, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2020.
- #17,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 250 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fedora ranks #17,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fedora's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fedora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fedora's full recorded timeline at 1928, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fedora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2020
- Peak year (1916)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Fedora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (68 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Fedora's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Fedora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 20
1890s
20 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 68 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fedora's data
- Fedora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fedora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1894–2020 (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 Fedora 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.