Deirdre
Deirdre was the 7989th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 333rd with 799 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,968 places. More babies were named Deirdre in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,989 girls, down 981 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961799 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,845babies recorded
Deirdre popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,989 | 13 |
| 2020 | #7,008 | 16 |
| 2010 | #5,143 | 27 |
| 2000 | #2,020 | 82 |
| 1990 | #990 | 186 |
| 1980 | #705 | 241 |
| 1970 | #424 | 523 |
| 1960 | #402 | 566 |
| 1950 | #711 | 145 |
| 1940 | #1,319 | 32 |
| 1930 | #2,219 | 15 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deirdre, counting every spelling?
Deirdre has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Deirdre?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deirdre (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Deirdre 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deirdre.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deirdre?
About 14,800 people born in the US named Deirdre are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 45 and 64. That makes Deirdre a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Deirdre: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deirdre, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Deirdre
How popular is the name Deirdre?
Deirdre was the 7989th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 333rd with 799 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,968 places. More babies were named Deirdre in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Deirdre a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Deirdre in the US.