Gender
Female
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Melancholy. A variant of the older name Deirdre In Celtic legend Deirdre died of a broken heart.
Pronunciation
di(ed)-re
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #1172, 88 births); most recent 1999 (rank #14403, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 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