girl's name

Phedra

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 57

Phedra is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1986 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1969, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Phedra over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1986, not a full ten years.

27
'60 '70 '80
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Births named Phedra by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 10
1970s 27
1980s (to 1986) 10

How popular is Phedra?

In 1986, Phedra was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Phedra is used

France #6,682 5 in 2008
United States #12,697 5 in 1986

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Phedra

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Phedra also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Phedra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Phedra

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Phedra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Phedra

How popular is the name Phedra?

In 1986, Phedra was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Phedra a girl's or a boy's name?

Phedra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Phedra?

Phedra has 2 syllables.

When was Phedra most popular?

Phedra peaked in 1969, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.