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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dierdre

Dierdre was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1408th with 63 babies. More babies were named Dierdre in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196163 babies
Total since 1880
1,115babies recorded

Dierdre popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#15,7355
1990#8,04610
1980#4,79015
1970#2,20936
1960#1,72943
1950#3,27411
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dierdre, counting every spelling?

Dierdre has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dierdre?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Dierdre are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 49 and 65. That makes Dierdre a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Dierdre by state

How common Dierdre was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMA0.02Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.02Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dierdre, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Dierdre: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dierdre, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dierdre

How popular is the name Dierdre?

Dierdre was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1408th with 63 babies. More babies were named Dierdre in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Dierdre a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,115 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Dierdre most popular?

In 1959–1963, Dierdre was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and California.