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Deondra

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Pronounced dee-AHN-druh /diˈɑːn.drə/Medium

Meaning: Deondra is a modern American coinage, a feminine partner to Deon and Deandre built with the De- prefix and an -ondra ending in the manner of Sondra and Deandra. Deon traces back to Dennis/Dionysius, but Deondra itself is best read as an invented name of its era.Low

In 30 seconds: Deondra is a modern coinage, the feminine of Deon/Deandre (said 'dee-AHN-druh'). A creative 1980s name peaking around 1985.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningDeondra is a modern American coinage, a feminine partner to Deon and Deandre built with the De- prefix and an -ondra ending in the manner of Sondra and Deandra. Deon traces back to Dennis/Dionysius, but Deondra itself is best read as an invented name of its era.
U.S. rank (2016)#16921 ↘ Falling
2016 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1985
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,354

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198519572016

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Deondra is a modern American coinage from the 1980s, the feminine counterpart to Deon and Deandre, built from the De- prefix and an -ondra ending like Sondra. Its distant echo is Deon, from Dionysius, but Deondra belongs to the creative African-American naming of its moment, peaking near 1985.

Deondra was always uncommon and thinned after the 1990s. Its appeal is its rhythm rather than an old root; Deandra, Diandra, and Kendra are its closest cousins in sound.

Did you know? Deondra pairs naturally with the boys' names Deon and Deandre that surged in the same years — a matched-sound family that let siblings and cousins share the De- opening across genders.
Overall data confidence 45%
References — Deondra — Coinage, feminine of Deon/Deandre; De-/-ondra family

Variations

DeandraDiondra

Nicknames

DeeOndra

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If you like Deondra…

Deandra— the closest -andra sister of the same coinage family
Diandra— a like Di-/-andra name of the same era
Kendra— another -dra name in the same style
Deon— the matched masculine name of the family

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Deondra mean?

Deondra is a modern African-American coinage, the feminine of Deon and Deandre.

How do you pronounce Deondra?

It's said dee-AHN-druh /diˈɑːn.drə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Deondra a boy or girl name?

Deondra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Deondra?

Deondra is uncommon. It was a creative coinage that peaked in the mid-eighties and has faded since.

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