Deidre

A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning sorrowful woman; a form of deidra.

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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list

Deidre by the numbers

Its American peak was 542 babies in 1963, making it a 1960s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Deidre. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Deirdresorrowful or broken-hearted13 in the US (2017)
  • Deidrawoman; sorrowful; a form of Deidre7 in the US (2017)
  • Desiredesired or wished for113 in the US (2017)
  • Dairefertile or fruitful4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dezire25 in the US (2017)
  • Dezyre10 in the US (2017)

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