Deidre
Deidre was the 11176th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 413th with 541 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,795 places. More babies were named Deidre in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,176 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1963541 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,684babies recorded
Deidre popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1969.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,176 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,588 | 8 |
| 2000 | #2,990 | 47 |
| 1990 | #968 | 193 |
| 1980 | #576 | 323 |
| 1970 | #437 | 506 |
| 1960 | #526 | 339 |
| 1950 | #701 | 150 |
| 1940 | #3,584 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deidre, counting every spelling?
Deidre has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Deidre?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deidre (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Deidre born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deidre.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deidre?
About 13,300 people born in the US named Deidre are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 41 and 62. That makes Deidre mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Deidre by state
How common Deidre was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.1×), District of Columbia (2.1×), West Virginia (1.9×), Georgia (1.8×), New York (1.6×). In 17 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Deidre: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deidre, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Deidre
How popular is the name Deidre?
Deidre was the 11176th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 413th with 541 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,795 places. More babies were named Deidre in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Deidre a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Deidre in the US.
Where was Deidre most popular?
In 1961–1965, Deidre was most common in Louisiana (0.78 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and West Virginia.