Deirdre

Where Deirdre comes from

From Irish Deirdre, from Old Irish Derdriu.
— Wiktionary's entry for Deirdre
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1921
    First appearance
    #4,464 among girls, 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 — more than any year before or since.
  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.