Recorded 1894–2020 Girls' name Peak 1916 250 births

Fedora — girls' name

250 babies named Fedora in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s201900s101910s481920s681930s171950s121960s71970s51980s122000s172010s282020s6
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Fedora was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

17 babies were named Fedora in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fedora

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Fedora between 1894 and 2020, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fedora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fedora performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Fedora shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fedora 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 250 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.

Fedora at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

250

Since 1894

127 years of records

Peak year

1916

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1894

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2020

Fedora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1894

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1916)
17
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
05101520 202020121980193619261920191518951894 5

Fedora by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
68 births that decade — 27% of Fedora's all-time total
1890s201900s101910s481920s681930s171950s121960s71970s51980s122000s172010s282020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fedora?
250 babies have been named Fedora since 1894. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1916 with 17 births.
When was Fedora most popular?
Fedora was most popular in the 1920s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Fedora been used?
Fedora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 127 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Fedora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Federica, Fedra, Fedelina, Feddie, 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, 1894–2020 (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.