The first name Deidre
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Deidre at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Deidre, the 11,176th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1963, when 541 were.
14,684
babies named Deidre since 1880
#11,176
rank in 2025
1963
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Deidre
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Deidre HallAmerican actress, born 1947
- Deidre DownsAmerican physician, born 1980
- Deidre BrockAustralian-Scottish politician (born 1961)
- Deidre GoodwinAmerican actor and television actor, born 1969
Questions
- Is Deidre a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,684 US babies named Deidre since 1880 were girls.
- When was Deidre most popular?
- 1963 in the United States, when 541 babies were named Deidre, its highest rank at 413th.