Deidre

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1963 · 541 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,673
since 1933

Deidre over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Deidre has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #413, 1963girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2011#9,15012—
2010#12,2768—
2009#9,97511—
2008#10,08411—
2007#8,09815—
2006#4,95328—
2005#5,99920—
2004#4,49230—
2003#3,80536—
2002#4,07131—
2001#3,04646—
2000#2,97447—
1999#2,13371—
1998#2,39858—
1997#1,562103—
1996#1,61595—
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1994#1,191148—
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1992#632357—
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1988#695276—
1987#546367#6,0896
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First appearance
1933

The first year at least five girls were named Deidre! It came in at #4,218, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1937–1939, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Deidre is popular in 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedNHWashington: #497 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,052 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedMNIllinois: #443 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,533 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedWIMichigan: #530 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,517 girlsMINew York: #396 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsNYMassachusetts: #272 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedIAIndiana: #580 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,819 girlsINOhio: #366 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,010 girlsOHPennsylvania: #552 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,439 girlsPANew Jersey: #475 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,815 girlsNJConnecticut: #278 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,747 girlsCTCalifornia: #662 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,921 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedNEMissouri: #540 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,715 girlsMOKentucky: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,936 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedWVVirginia: #452 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,172 girlsVAMaryland: #333 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedARTennessee: #426 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,798 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #360 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,846 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #451 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #361 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsDCOklahoma: #400 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsOKLouisiana: #269 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedMSAlabama: #477 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,736 girlsALGeorgia: #457 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deidre, so not publishedHITexas: #543 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,021 girlsTXFlorida: #441 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,170 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#269 · 1 in 1,283
  2. Massachusetts#272 · 1 in 2,012
  3. Connecticut#278 · 1 in 1,747
  4. Maryland#333 · 1 in 2,279
  5. North Carolina#360 · 1 in 2,846

Best ever in a state: #168 in Mississippi, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#269241 in 1,283
Massachusetts#272211 in 2,012
Connecticut#278121 in 1,747
Maryland#333111 in 2,279
North Carolina#360141 in 2,846
District of Columbia#36151 in 2,040
Ohio#366281 in 3,010
New York#396521 in 2,672
Oklahoma#40061 in 2,776
Tennessee#42681 in 3,798
Florida#441141 in 3,170
Illinois#443241 in 3,533
South Carolina#45161 in 3,364
Virginia#45281 in 4,172
Georgia#457111 in 3,471
New Jersey#475131 in 3,815
Alabama#47771 in 3,736
Washington#49761 in 4,052
Kentucky#50151 in 4,936
Michigan#530131 in 5,517
Missouri#54061 in 5,715
Texas#543251 in 4,021
Pennsylvania#552131 in 6,439
Indiana#58061 in 6,819
California#662271 in 5,921
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See more about Deidre
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 3,565 spots since 2015 (#14,482 → #10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 630 spots in 1945 (#1,609 → #979)
  • Biggest drop: 288 spots in 1993 (#632 → #920)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1933
  • Peaked 1963 at #413 (541 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1945–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,455
  • Highest: 1 in 3,455 girls born in 1970 were named Deidre (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #413 in 1963, was only 1 in 3,563 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 29.7% of all girls named Deidre (4,364) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s33#3,449 (1934)#4,028
1940s573#714 (1949)#2,053
1950s1,519#650 (1959)#786
1960s4,364#413 (1963)#464
1970s3,118#437 (1970)#567
1980s3,078#546 (1987)#623
1990s1,646#632 (1992)#1,343
2000s275#2,974 (2000)#5,750
2010s49#9,150 (2011)#13,722
2020s18#10,917 (2025)#13,787

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Deidre in 1969

girls
#472
415 births · 1 in 4,065 girls
boys
#4,404
5 births · 1 in 357,635 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #472Deidre415

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #4,404Deidre5
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 4,065 of them was named Deidre, which outranked 94.6% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deidre
  1. #469Terrie421
  2. #470Cari420
  3. #471Clara417
  4. #472Deidre415
  5. #472Danette415
  6. #474Betsy414
  7. #474Marion414
  8. #476Elisabeth411

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 357,635 of them was named Deidre, which outranked 12.7% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deidre
  1. #3,935Zach6
  2. #3,935Zeb6
  3. #3,935Zenon6
  4. #4,404Deidre5
  5. #4,404Abbott5
  6. #4,404Adrean5
  7. #4,404Adrin5

Tied with 639 names at #4,404; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1969 →