Meaning and history
Phaedra is a Greek name derived from Φαίδρα (Phaidra), from φαιδρός (phaidros), meaning “bright.” In Greek mythology, Phaedra was the daughter of Minos and the wife of Theseus; Aphrodite made her fall in love with her stepson Hippolytos, and after he rejected her, she killed herself.
20062006: 26 births, rank #5,233
2007: 30 births, rank #4,808
2008: 24 births, rank #5,750
2009: 27 births, rank #5,226
2010: 29 births, rank #4,860
20112011: 24 births, rank #5,543
2012: 37 births, rank #4,047
2013: 34 births, rank #4,243
2014: 39 births, rank #3,848
2015: 35 births, rank #4,144
20162016: 31 births, rank #4,531
2017: 27 births, rank #4,922
2018: 15 births, rank #7,409
2019: 18 births, rank #6,414
2020: 22 births, rank #5,487
20212021: 22 births, rank #5,573
2022: 23 births, rank #5,465
2023: 26 births, rank #4,999
2024: 20 births, rank #5,962
20252025: 15 births, rank #7,133
In 2025, 15 babies were recorded with the name Phaedra, ranking #7,133 among girls.