Phaidra
Phaidra is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Phaidra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Phaidra is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Phaidra
Phaidra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 8 Phaidras were born — ranking #7,409 that year. As of 2026, Phaidra ranks #7,409 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 8 Phaidras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Phaidra
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Phaidra. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Phaidra most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States100%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Phaidra
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Phaidra
Phaidra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 8 births in the dataset. Phaidra's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #7,409. Use the chart and map above to compare Phaidra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.