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Girl name

Dedra

100% girls · last recorded 2007

Dedra has been given to about 4,418 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,104
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dedra per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1963 · 190
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,418

How popular is Dedra?

Its best year was 1963, when 190 babies were given the name, ranking 747th. The typical living American called Dedra is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Dedra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Debra0.85
  2. Nedra0.85
  3. Deidra0.82
  4. Kendra0.75
  5. Deandra0.74
  6. Vera0.70
  7. Debora0.70
  8. Terra0.70

Middle names for Dedra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dedra Josephine0.84
  2. Dedra Rose0.83
  3. Dedra Louise0.83
  4. Dedra June0.82
  5. Dedra Pearl0.82
  6. Dedra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Dedra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angiesister · 0.77
  2. Heidisister · 0.76
  3. Troybrother · 0.76
  4. Georginasister · 0.75
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.74
  6. Barronbrother · 0.74

Where Dedra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dedra White0.78
    2. Dedra Reyes0.78
    3. Dedra Nguyen0.78
    4. Dedra Moore0.78
    5. Dedra Lee0.78
    6. Dedra Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dedra

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.