Given name
Phaedra
Phaedra is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
From Latin Phaedra, from Ancient Greek Φαίδρᾱ.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In mythological stories, Phaedra is associated with the wife of Theseus.
Phaedra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,902
- 0 boys · 1,902 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,409 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,409 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 96 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,641 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Phaedra’s family of names
Phaedra has a related form in Phedra. Phaedra has a related form in Phadra. Phaedra has a related form in Phaedre.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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