Deundra
Feminine name of unknown origin, possibly a feminine form of Theodore or a creative coinage.
Name Census estimates that about 255 living Americans carry the first name Deundra. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 61.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Deundra today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deundra births was 1991 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deundra. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
255
~ 1 in 1,344,135 Americans
Peak year
1991
17 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2012 SSA rank
#12,734
Tracked since 1974
Census
Deundra in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 276 people with the first name Deundra, which placed it at #31,162 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,162
National first-name rank
People counted
276
276 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
96.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deundra
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deundra is Black at 96.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.2%) and White (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Deundra described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Deundra at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American96.7% · 267
- Two or more races2.2% · 6
- White0.7% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Deundra
Deundra is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 265 total registrations, 163 (61.5%) were male and 102 (38.5%) were female.
Deundra as a male name
- Ranked #12,734 in 2012
- 5 male births in 2012
- Peak: 1988 (12 births)
Deundra as a female name
- Ranked #14,007 in 2001
- 6 female births in 2001
- Peak: 1991 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Deundra on both sides of the split. Of the 282 people counted with this name, 151 were male (53.5%) and 131 were female (46.5%).
Popularity
Deundra: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deundra from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 118 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deundra by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Deundra during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Deundras live
Origin
Meaning and history of Deundra
The name Deundra is believed to have originated from the Gaelic language, which was spoken in parts of ancient Ireland and Scotland. Its roots can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 5th to 8th centuries AD.
One theory suggests that Deundra is derived from the Old Irish word "deún," meaning "strong" or "valiant," combined with the suffix "-dra," which was commonly used to form personal names. This would give Deundra a meaning along the lines of "strong warrior" or "brave fighter."
Another possible origin is that Deundra is a variation of the name "Deandra," which itself is a feminized form of the Greek name "Andros," meaning "man" or "warrior." In this case, Deundra would have a similar connotation of strength and masculinity.
While there are no definitive historical records of the name's usage in ancient texts or religious scriptures, some of the earliest recorded examples of the name Deundra can be found in medieval Irish annals and genealogical records.
One notable individual with the name Deundra was Deundra mac Conchobair, a 10th-century Irish king who ruled over the kingdom of Connacht from 967 to 973 AD. Another was Deundra Ó Briain, a 12th-century Irish warrior who fought alongside the famous King Brian Boru in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
In the 15th century, there was a Scottish chieftain named Deundra MacDonald, who led his clan in the Highlands during the Wars of Scottish Independence against the English. Around the same time, an English nobleman named Deundra Beaumont was recorded as participating in the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
Moving forward to the 17th century, a Dutch explorer named Deundra van der Decken is credited with being one of the first Europeans to sight the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
While not an exhaustive list, these are a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the name Deundra, reflecting its long-standing use and potential origins in various cultures and languages.
People
Deundra + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deundra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Deundra: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deundra?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 255 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deundra going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,344,135 US residents.
Is Deundra a common name?
We classify Deundra as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 265 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deundra most popular?
The single biggest year for Deundra was 1991, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deundra is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deundra in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 276 people with the name Deundra, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,162 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Deundra in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Deundra?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Deundra on both sides of the split. Of the 282 people counted with this name, 151 were male (53.5%) and 131 were female (46.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Deundra?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deundra is Black at 96.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.2%) and White (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Deundra most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deundra in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.7% (267 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Deundra in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deundra a male name?
Yes, 61.5% of people registered as Deundra in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Deundra still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deundra in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Deundra can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Deundra?
Find out how many people have the name Deundra on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.