Deidre comes from the English tradition, meaning Sorrowful, Melancholic, Noble, Powerful, Poetic..
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How popular is Deidre?
1963peak year
The name Deidre reached its peak in 1963, with 541 registrations (ranked #413). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1933, roughly 30 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #15991) today, averaging about 5 new babies per year. Deidre's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 14,677 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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