Infographic of Deirdre name meaning, which is “The furious one,” from the Old Irish Derdriu, the raging one. The Deirdre of Irish legend was a princess of Ulster who eloped to Scotland with her lover. When he was killed by her guardian, she committed suicide.
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Deirdre Name Popularity

How popular is the name Deirdre? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 1,356 7 0.0007%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 1,566 5 0.0005%
1935 1,372 6 0.0006%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 1,337 7 0.0007%
1938 1,401 6 0.0006%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 1,079 16 0.0015%
1941 1,218 11 0.001%
1942 1,079 21 0.0017%
1943 1,344 11 0.0008%
1944 851 40 0.0032%
1945 780 50 0.0041%
1946 714 82 0.0056%
1947 694 104 0.0062%
1948 717 93 0.0058%
1949 743 89 0.0055%
1950 734 93 0.0058%
1951 773 87 0.0051%
1952 644 140 0.008%
1953 657 138 0.0078%
1954 654 153 0.0084%
1955 662 151 0.0082%
1956 547 241 0.0128%
1957 550 259 0.0135%
1958 602 224 0.0119%
1959 506 329 0.0173%
1960 401 527 0.0278%
1961 333 765 0.0405%
1962 348 703 0.0383%
1963 377 628 0.035%
1964 354 666 0.0378%
1965 406 482 0.0295%
1966 384 519 0.0332%
1967 410 469 0.0309%
1968 385 524 0.0349%
1969 371 585 0.038%
1970 430 475 0.0298%
1971 448 417 0.0278%
1972 498 309 0.0227%
1973 526 275 0.0212%
1974 544 261 0.0201%
1975 617 209 0.0163%
1976 591 222 0.0172%
1977 684 179 0.0133%
1978 718 167 0.0124%
1979 785 150 0.0106%
1980 707 190 0.013%
1981 778 157 0.0107%
1982 667 215 0.0144%
1983 751 162 0.011%
1984 843 130 0.0087%
1985 856 133 0.0088%
1986 915 124 0.0082%
1987 778 177 0.0116%
1988 989 117 0.0075%
1989 971 132 0.0082%
1990 964 144 0.0087%
1991 1,162 102 0.0063%
1992 1,253 90 0.0056%
1993 1,199 94 0.006%
1994 1,429 64 0.0042%
1995 1,343 72 0.0048%
1996 1,298 80 0.0053%
1997 1,878 33 0.0022%
1998 1,654 48 0.0032%
1999 1,484 63 0.0042%
2000 1,722 49 0.0032%
2001 2,068 31 0.0021%
2002 2,186 27 0.0018%
2003 2,165 29 0.0019%
2004 2,167 31 0.002%
2005 2,478 21 0.0014%
2006 2,785 15 0.001%
2007 2,636 19 0.0012%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 3,590 6 0.0004%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 0 0%
2014 3,657 5 0.0003%
2015 — 0 0%
2016 — 0 0%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 0 0%

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Names Like Deirdre

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What names are variants of Deirdre?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Deirdre.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Deadra

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Dede

Swarthy; broken-hearted, sorrowful; divine

Welsh

Dedra

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Dee

Swarthy

Welsh

DeeDee

Swarthy; broken-hearted, sorrowful; pleasure, delight; divine

Welsh

Deedra

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Deedre

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Deidra

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Deidre

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Deidrie

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Deirdra

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Derdre

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Didi
Diedra

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Diedre

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Diedrey

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

Dierdre

Broken-hearted, sorrowful

Irish

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1 Comment

  1. this is a good name i would recommend it

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