Gender
Female
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Melancholy. A variant of the older name Deirdre In Celtic legend Deirdre died of a broken heart.
Pronunciation
de(ed)-ra
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #1224, 91 births); most recent 2010 (rank #16957, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
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| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data