Girls' name · since 1933
Deidre
Deidre has 14,673 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,046 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,673
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deidre is the #11046 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,673 recorded since 1933.
Social Security Administration records show Deidre recorded 14,673 times among girls since 1933, holding rank #11046 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #1,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,046 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,673 born since 1933
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deidre ranks #1,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,046 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,673 born since 1933, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,046 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,673
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deidre's 14,673 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Deidre compares
14,673 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deidre's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deidre | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,673 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 541 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deidre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deidre splits its recorded history at 1977: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 541 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deidre popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 541
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Deidre popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1969 (Deidre as boys' name)
Deidre by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (4,364 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Deidre's strongest decade.
4,364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Deidre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 573
1940s
573 births
- 1950s 1,519
1950s
1,519 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,364 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,118 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,078 births
- 1990s 1,646
1990s
1,646 births
- 2000s 275
2000s
275 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,364 births (30% of all-time use).
How Deidre compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Deidre's total volume
Deidre by state
Where Deidre concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,536 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,056 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 730 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 712 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 685 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 636 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 559 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 496 | 3.4% |
1,536 of 14,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Deidre appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deidre's data
- Deidre's decade-level peak was the 1960s (4,364 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Deidres (1,536 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deidre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1933–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deidre draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.