Phaedra is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Phaedra is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,409 for girl births in the United States (and #12,771 across all names), given to 15 babies. Phaedra first appears in 1963 and peaked in 1971 (96 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #7,409 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #6,106 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #5,092 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,591 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #5,699 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #5,616 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #6,640 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #7,673 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #5,022 |
| 2016 | 31 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | #4,209 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 | #3,905 |
| 2013 | 34 | 34 | #4,315 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #4,100 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #5,687 |
| 2010 | 29 | 29 | #4,944 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,343 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | #5,908 |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 | #4,913 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | #5,343 |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | #4,805 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | #4,679 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #5,554 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | #7,356 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #7,066 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #6,130 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | #4,760 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #6,095 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #5,467 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #5,620 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #7,473 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #6,523 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #7,397 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,493 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,753 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #4,329 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,244 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #4,610 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #6,048 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | #3,811 |
| 1984 | 20 | — | #3,949 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | #4,630 |
| 1982 | 30 | — | #3,000 |
| 1981 | 27 | — | #3,218 |
| 1980 | 33 | — | #2,783 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #2,565 |
| 1978 | 34 | — | #2,550 |
| 1977 | 54 | — | #1,869 |
| 1976 | 48 | — | #1,904 |
| 1975 | 52 | — | #1,797 |
| 1974 | 68 | — | #1,467 |
| 1973 | 54 | — | #1,681 |
| 1972 | 78 | — | #1,311 |
| 1971 | 96 | — | #1,193 |
| 1970 | 69 | — | #1,469 |
| 1969 | 54 | — | #1,644 |
| 1968 | 57 | — | #1,515 |
| 1967 | 21 | — | #2,762 |
| 1966 | 22 | — | #2,641 |
| 1965 | 32 | — | #2,102 |
| 1964 | 29 | — | #2,292 |
| 1963 | 70 | — | #1,327 |