Is Deidre a boy or girl name?
Deidre was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 14,677 US babies named Deidre were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Deidre since 1933
- 14,677
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 541 babies
Boys and girls named Deidre, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 573 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,519 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 4,364 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,119 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 3,078 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,646 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 275 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,765 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,826 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,492 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,904 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,968 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,430 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,455 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,302 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,587 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,156 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,259 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,205 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,990 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,073 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,525 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,093 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,060 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,990 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,137 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,407 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,565 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,619 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,281 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,192 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 207 | #923 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 357 | #632 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 283 | #734 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 193 | #968 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 214 | #866 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 276 | #695 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,295 | 367 | #547 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 366 | #554 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 343 | #570 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 320 | #575 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 307 | #582 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 285 | #631 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 277 | #640 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 323 | #576 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 316 | #575 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 282 | #607 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 282 | #603 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 255 | #614 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 271 | #594 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 275 | #577 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 292 | #565 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 264 | #603 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 376 | #504 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 506 | #437 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,534 | 415 | #473 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 399 | #481 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 380 | #488 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 424 | #457 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 389 | #481 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 483 | #443 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 541 | #413 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 539 | #420 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 455 | #458 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 339 | #526 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 237 | #650 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 167 | #774 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 192 | #722 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 165 | #758 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 129 | #855 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 96 | #994 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 127 | #821 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 118 | #847 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 138 | #747 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 150 | #701 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 141 | #714 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 130 | #742 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 108 | #843 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 78 | #942 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 62 | #980 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,620 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,885 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,508 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,061 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,584 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,466 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,395 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,350 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,531 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,357 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deidre reached #4,534 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #413 in 1963. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deidre
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.