Is Deirdre a boy or girl name?
Deirdre is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Deirdre, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,831 US babies named Deirdre were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,686
- Babies named Deirdre since 1921
- 16,831
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 799 babies
Boys and girls named Deirdre, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 822 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,274 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 6,321 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,123 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,049 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,205 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 544 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 206 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,686 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,478 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,198 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,761 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,004 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,480 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,402 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,236 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,021 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,516 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,072 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,400 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,989 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,143 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,124 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,046 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,665 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,065 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,429 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,716 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,609 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,267 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,020 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,723 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,928 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,933 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,493 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,428 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,428 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,239 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,278 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,108 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 186 | #990 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 175 | #987 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 177 | #950 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 212 | #822 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 188 | #881 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 191 | #848 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 183 | #841 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 206 | #775 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 265 | #670 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 211 | #775 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 241 | #705 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 208 | #772 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 207 | #749 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 229 | #684 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 268 | #598 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 258 | #612 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 303 | #553 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 319 | #526 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 354 | #499 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 454 | #453 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 523 | #424 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 631 | #370 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 563 | #387 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 508 | #412 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 562 | #383 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 544 | #400 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 722 | #351 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 679 | #369 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 747 | #347 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 799 | #333 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 566 | #402 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 378 | #501 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 271 | #604 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 300 | #552 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 275 | #567 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 207 | #647 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 186 | #688 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 181 | #667 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 194 | #637 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 137 | #750 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 145 | #711 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 129 | #758 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 142 | #701 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 150 | #689 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 121 | #741 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 78 | #851 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 67 | #947 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,563 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,326 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,245 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,319 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,144 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,963 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,936 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,893 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,386 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,450 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,431 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,970 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,220 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,726 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,992 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,414 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,639 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,143 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,735 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,595 |
Highest rank
Deirdre has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #333 in 1961. 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 Deirdre
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.