Dierdre
Deirdre is a tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is also known by the epithet "Deirdre of the Sorrows".
Meaning & Origin of Dierdre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deirdre is a tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is also known by the epithet "Deirdre of the Sorrows".
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The Story of Dierdre
Dierdre first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1941, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 62 Dierdres were born — ranking #1,418 that year. As of 2026, Dierdre ranks #15,242 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Dierdres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dierdre
Dierdre is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Dierdre's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #1,418. Use the chart and map above to compare Dierdre's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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