Recorded 1951–1965 Girls' name Peak 1965 16 births

Medra — girls' name

16 babies named Medra in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Medra since 1951, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1965.

16
total births
1951–1965
years on record
1950s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Medra was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

6 babies were named Medra in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Medra

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Medra between 1951 and 1965, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Medra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medra performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Medra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medra 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 16 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.

Medra at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

16

Since 1951

15 years of records

Peak year

1965

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1951

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1965

Medra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1951

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1965)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 196519551951 5

Medra by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 63% of Medra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medra?
16 babies have been named Medra since 1951. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1965 with 6 births.
When was Medra most popular?
Medra was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Medra been used?
Medra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 15 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Medra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Medina, Meda, Medha, Medora, 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, 1951–1965 (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.