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Girl name

Deidra

100% girls · last recorded 2020

Deidra has been given to about 10,287 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 9,690
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deidra per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1980 · 340
  • Born in 20250
  • All time10,287

How popular is Deidra?

Its best year was 1980, when 340 babies were given the name, ranking 548th. The typical living American called Deidra is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Deidra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dedra0.82
  2. Keira0.75
  3. Deandra0.74
  4. Debra0.70
  5. Deidre0.72
  6. Kendra0.70
  7. Debora0.70
  8. Nedra0.70

Middle names for Deidra

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

Sibling names for Deidra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgetsister · 0.84
  2. Georginasister · 0.83
  3. Hollysister · 0.81
  4. Claybrother · 0.79
  5. Rockybrother · 0.79
  6. Bradleybrother · 0.79

Where Deidra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.