Is Phaedra a boy or girl name?

Phaedra is a girl’s name. Of the 1,902 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Phaedra

Recorded 1963–2025 · United States

Phaedra was most popular in 1971, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,946 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,902 people named Phaedra.

Phaedra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Phaedra’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Phaedra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Phaedra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,902 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Phaedra

Where Phaedra is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Explore further

See Phaedra on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org