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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dedra

Dedra was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 738th; the most babies were born in 1963 (190). More babies were named Dedra in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1963190 babies
Total since 1880
4,418babies recorded

Dedra popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#5,76719
1990#2,32454
1980#1,32096
1970#839163
1960#940129
1950#2,20120
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dedra, counting every spelling?

Dedra has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dedra?

About 4,000 people born in the US named Dedra are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 46 and 62. That makes Dedra mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Dedra by state

How common Dedra was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.5×), Kentucky (3.2×), South Carolina (2.4×), Alabama (2.3×), Florida (2.3×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIN0.08Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesKY0.28West Virginia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesWV0.17Virginia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesVA0.12Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesKS0.21Arkansas: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAR0.13Tennessee: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTN0.17North Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNC0.15South Carolina: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesSC0.21District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesLA0.31Mississippi: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMS0.11Alabama: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesAL0.20Georgia: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesGA0.19Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTX0.17Florida: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesFL0.20
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dedra, girls, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Dedra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dedra, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dedra

How popular is the name Dedra?

Dedra was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 738th; the most babies were born in 1963 (190). More babies were named Dedra in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Dedra a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,418 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Dedra most popular?

In 1961–1965, Dedra was most common in Louisiana (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and South Carolina.