Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Sorrow, brokenhearted
- Irish
- Melancholy. A variant of the older name Deirdre In Celtic legend Deirdre died of a broken heart.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Deidre
Pronunciation
de(id)-re
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #6080, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #413, 542 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 8 |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 5 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
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
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #268, 7 births); most recent 1991 (rank #515, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1968 (rank #217, 13 births); most recent 1991 (rank #526, 5 births)
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| 2023 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence