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Girl name

Dierdre

100% girls · last recorded 2009

Dierdre has been given to about 1,115 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,012
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dierdre per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 63
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,115

How popular is Dierdre?

Its best year was 1961, when 63 babies were given the name, ranking 1408th. The typical living American called Dierdre is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Dierdre

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deirdre0.69
  2. Deidre0.69
  3. Desire0.58
  4. Desiree0.55
  5. Guinevere0.52
  6. Jere0.52
  7. Diane0.46
  8. Lenore0.47

Middle names for Dierdre

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dierdre Noelle0.83
  2. Dierdre Catherine0.80
  3. Dierdre Frances0.80
  4. Dierdre Belle0.80
  5. Dierdre Josephine0.80
  6. Dierdre Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Dierdre

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.71
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.70
  3. Reginasister · 0.68
  4. Rockybrother · 0.68
  5. Tonybrother · 0.68
  6. Gwensister · 0.67

Where Dierdre is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dierdre Wilson0.75
    2. Dierdre Williams0.75
    3. Dierdre Walker0.75
    4. Dierdre Turner0.75
    5. Dierdre Torres0.75
    6. Dierdre Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dierdre

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.