Deirdre

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births

Peak · girls
1961 · 799 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,845
since 1921

Deirdre over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Deirdre has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #333, 1961girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#7,88513
2024#9,55610
2023#6,40918
2022#9,05611
2021#6,69117
2020#6,92316
2019#6,69817
2018#7,40915
2017#8,29913
2016#6,18620
2015#4,98127
2014#5,45624
2013#6,01721
2012#6,34120
2011#5,93522
2010#5,10827
2009#4,10737
2008#5,01329
2007#3,65344
2006#3,66942
2005#3,05252
2004#2,42470
2003#2,70758
2002#2,60559
2001#2,25971
2000#2,01682
1999#1,71994
1998#1,89980
1997#1,92775
1996#1,491109
1995#1,426114
1994#1,425112
1993#1,237140
1992#1,274134
1991#1,106162
1990#990186
1989#986175
1988#949177
1987#822212
1986#879188
1985#848191
1984#841183
1983#774206
1982#669265
1981#773211
1980#705241
1979#771208
1978#749207
1977#684229
1976#598268
1975#612258
1974#553303
1973#526319
1972#499354
1971#452454
1970#424523
1969#369631
1968#386563
1967#411508
1966#383562
1965#399544
1964#351723
1963#371678
1962#347747
1961#333799
1960#402566
1959#501378
1958#603271
1957#552300
1956#567275
1955#646207
1954#689186
1953#666181
1952#636194
1951#749137
1950#710145
1949#757129
1948#700142
1947#687150
1946#741121
1945#85078
1944#94567
1943#1,55629
1942#1,32537
1941#1,24337
1940#1,31332
1939#2,12515
1938#1,94517
1937#1,91417
1936#1,87317
1935#1,38128
1934#2,42412
1933#2,40412
1932#1,95717
1931#1,94117
1930#2,20215
1929#4,5705
1928#2,95410
1927#4,2866
1926#3,5648
1925#4,9735
1924#3,6658
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First appearance
1921

The first year at least five girls were named Deirdre! It came in at #4,464, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1922–1923, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Deirdre is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedMNIllinois: #438 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,305 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedWIMichigan: #461 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,195 girlsMINew York: #223 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNYMassachusetts: #185 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsMARhode Island: #201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedINOhio: #478 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,844 girlsOHPennsylvania: #364 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,490 girlsPANew Jersey: #253 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsNJConnecticut: #246 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsCTCalifornia: #457 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 3,837 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedUTColorado: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,257 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedNEMissouri: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,951 girlsMOKentucky: #328 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedWVVirginia: #491 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,686 girlsVAMaryland: #289 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedARTennessee: #437 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,551 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #474 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,856 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #423 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,724 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,200 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #375 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,426 girlsLAMississippi: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,169 girlsMSAlabama: #450 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,856 girlsALGeorgia: #448 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,049 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deirdre, so not publishedHITexas: #622 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,968 girlsTXFlorida: #408 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,351 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#185 · 1 in 1,198
  2. Rhode Island#201 · 1 in 1,361
  3. District of Columbia#222 · 1 in 1,200
  4. New York#223 · 1 in 1,242
  5. Connecticut#246 · 1 in 1,758

Best ever in a state: #138 in New Hampshire, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#185441 in 1,198
Rhode Island#20161 in 1,361
District of Columbia#222111 in 1,200
New York#2231351 in 1,242
Connecticut#246141 in 1,758
New Jersey#253311 in 1,865
Maryland#289141 in 2,154
Kentucky#328121 in 2,667
Pennsylvania#364321 in 3,490
Louisiana#375161 in 2,426
Florida#408151 in 3,351
Mississippi#41481 in 3,169
Colorado#41861 in 3,257
South Carolina#42371 in 3,724
Tennessee#43781 in 4,551
Illinois#438251 in 4,305
Georgia#448111 in 4,049
Alabama#45091 in 3,856
California#457451 in 3,837
Michigan#461171 in 5,195
North Carolina#474101 in 4,856
Ohio#478181 in 5,844
Virginia#49171 in 5,686
Missouri#61551 in 8,951
Texas#622191 in 5,968
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Deirdre
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,671 spots since 2024 (#9,556 → #7,885)
  • 962 spots since 2020 (#6,923 → #7,885)
  • 2,904 spots since 2015 (#4,981 → #7,885)
  • Biggest jump: 611 spots in 1944 (#1,556 → #945)
  • Biggest drop: 127 spots in 1988 (#822 → #949)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1921
  • Peaked 1961 at #333 (799 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1944–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,526
  • Highest: 1 in 2,526 girls born in 1961 were named Deirdre (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 37.5% of all girls named Deirdre (6,321) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s48#2,954 (1928)#4,068
1930s167#1,381 (1935)#2,017
1940s822#687 (1947)#1,012
1950s2,274#501 (1959)#632
1960s6,321#333 (1961)#375
1970s3,123#424 (1970)#587
1980s2,049#669 (1982)#825
1990s1,206#990 (1990)#1,449
2000s544#2,016 (2000)#3,151
2010s206#4,981 (2015)#6,243
2020s85#6,409 (2023)#7,753

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.

Deirdre in 1960

girls
#402
566 births · 1 in 3,572 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #402Deirdre566
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 3,572 of them was named Deirdre, which outranked 94.5% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deirdre
  1. #399Madeline573
  2. #400Hope570
  3. #401Suzette569
  4. #402Deirdre566
  5. #403Tamra565
  6. #404Janette560
  7. #404Susanne560
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →