Deirdre is an established girls' name that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Deirdre is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,989 for girl births in the United States (and #13,734 across all names), given to 13 babies. Deirdre first appears in 1921 and peaked in 1961 (799 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #7,989 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,722 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,203 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #7,008 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #6,794 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #7,487 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,404 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #6,237 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #5,021 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #5,516 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #6,074 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #6,403 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #5,989 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | #5,143 |
| 2009 | 37 | 37 | #4,124 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | #5,046 |
| 2007 | 44 | 44 | #3,666 |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2005 | 52 | 52 | #3,065 |
| 2004 | 70 | 70 | #2,429 |
| 2003 | 58 | 58 | #2,716 |
| 2002 | 59 | 59 | #2,609 |
| 2001 | 71 | 71 | #2,267 |
| 2000 | 82 | 82 | #2,020 |
| 1999 | 94 | 94 | #1,723 |
| 1998 | 80 | 80 | #1,905 |
| 1997 | 75 | — | #1,933 |
| 1996 | 109 | — | #1,493 |
| 1995 | 114 | — | #1,428 |
| 1994 | 112 | — | #1,428 |
| 1993 | 140 | — | #1,239 |
| 1992 | 134 | — | #1,278 |
| 1991 | 162 | — | #1,108 |
| 1990 | 186 | — | #990 |
| 1989 | 175 | — | #987 |
| 1988 | 177 | — | #950 |
| 1987 | 212 | — | #822 |
| 1986 | 188 | — | #881 |
| 1985 | 191 | — | #848 |
| 1984 | 183 | — | #841 |
| 1983 | 206 | — | #775 |
| 1982 | 265 | — | #670 |
| 1981 | 211 | — | #775 |
| 1980 | 241 | — | #705 |
| 1979 | 208 | — | #772 |
| 1978 | 207 | — | #749 |
| 1977 | 229 | — | #684 |
| 1976 | 268 | — | #598 |
| 1975 | 258 | — | #612 |
| 1974 | 303 | — | #553 |
| 1973 | 319 | — | #526 |
| 1972 | 354 | — | #499 |
| 1971 | 454 | — | #453 |
| 1970 | 523 | — | #424 |
| 1969 | 631 | — | #369 |
| 1968 | 563 | — | #387 |
| 1967 | 508 | — | #412 |
| 1966 | 562 | — | #383 |
| 1965 | 544 | — | #400 |
| 1964 | 723 | — | #351 |
| 1963 | 678 | — | #371 |
| 1962 | 747 | — | #347 |
| 1961 | 799 | — | #333 |
| 1960 | 566 | — | #402 |
| 1959 | 378 | — | #501 |
| 1958 | 271 | — | #603 |
| 1957 | 300 | — | #552 |
| 1956 | 275 | — | #567 |
| 1955 | 207 | — | #647 |
| 1954 | 186 | — | #689 |
| 1953 | 181 | — | #667 |
| 1952 | 194 | — | #637 |
| 1951 | 137 | — | #750 |
| 1950 | 145 | — | #711 |
| 1949 | 129 | — | #758 |
| 1948 | 142 | — | #701 |
| 1947 | 150 | — | #689 |
| 1946 | 121 | — | #741 |
| 1945 | 78 | — | #851 |
| 1944 | 67 | — | #947 |
| 1943 | 29 | — | #1,563 |
| 1942 | 37 | — | #1,326 |
| 1941 | 37 | — | #1,245 |
| 1940 | 32 | — | #1,319 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | #2,144 |
| 1938 | 17 | — | #1,963 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #1,936 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,893 |
| 1935 | 28 | — | #1,386 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | #2,450 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #2,431 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | #1,970 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | #1,961 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #2,219 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,726 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #2,993 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,414 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,639 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,143 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,735 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,595 |