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Origin & history of Phaedra1
Greek roots
Phaedra comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Bright one, gleaming.
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How popular is Phaedra?
1971
peak year
The name Phaedra reached its peak in 1971, with 96 registrations (ranked #1193). It had only entered records 8 years earlier, in 1963. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5621) today, averaging about 24 new babies per year. Phaedra's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,885 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
96
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,193)
(ranked #1,193)
24
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
240
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,885
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Phaedra8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
P7
H8
A1
E5
D4
R9
A1
Sum: 35 → Life path 8
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Personality of Phaedra💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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