girl's name

Deidre

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 14,897

Ireland

#607

1991 births

Deidre is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1963, when 541 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1933.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Deidre over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

4,369
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Deidre by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 33
1940s 573
1950s 1,519
1960s 4,369
1970s 3,118
1980s 3,084
1990s 1,646
2000s 275
2010s 49
2020s (to 2025) 18

How popular is Deidre?

In 2025, Deidre was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Deidre is used

Ireland #607 3 in 1991
Canada #3,663 5 in 2011
United States #11,761 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Deidre

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Deidre also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Deidre over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Deidre

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Deidre — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Deidre

How popular is the name Deidre?

In 2025, Deidre was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Deidre a girl's or a boy's name?

Deidre is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Deidre?

Deidre has 2 syllables.

When was Deidre most popular?

Deidre peaked in 1963, when 541 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Deidre a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Deidre currently ranks #11,761 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.