Deirdre

Where Deirdre comes from

From Irish Deirdre, from Old Irish Derdriu.
— Wiktionary's entry for Deirdre
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Deirdre through the years
  1. 1921
    First appearance
    #4,464 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Deirdre McCloskey born
    American economist & academic
  3. 1961
    Peak, #333
    799 babies named Deirdre, the most in any year.
  4. 1962
    Deirdre Lovejoy born
    American actress
  5. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #499.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Deirdre McCloskey · American economist & academic, born 1942
  • Deirdre Lovejoy · American actress, born 1962
  • Deirdre O'Connell · American actress, born 1951
  • Deirdre Clune · Irish politician, born 1959
  • Deirdre Quinn · American actress, born 1970

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.