Girls' name · since 1921
Deirdre
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 16,845 babies named Deirdre, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,941 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,845
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deirdre is the #7941 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 16,845 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deirdre has been recorded 16,845 times among girls since 1921, currently ranked #7941 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #1,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,941 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,845 born since 1921
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deirdre ranks #1,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,941 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,845 born since 1921, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,941 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,845
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deirdre's 16,845 recorded births place it above 98.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Deirdre compares
16,845 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Deirdre's all-time total is 45x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deirdre | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,845 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 799 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deirdre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deirdre's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 799, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deirdre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 799
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Deirdre by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6,321 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Deirdre's strongest decade.
6,321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Deirdre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 48
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 167
1930s
167 births
- 1940s 822
1940s
822 births
- 1950s 2,274
1950s
2,274 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,321 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,123 births
- 1980s 2,049
1980s
2,049 births
- 1990s 1,206
1990s
1,206 births
- 2000s 544
2000s
544 births
- 2010s 206
2010s
206 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6,321 births (38% of all-time use).
How Deirdre 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 Deirdre's total volume
Deirdre by state
Where Deirdre concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,837 | 22.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,300 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 1,173 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 948 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 794 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 745 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 481 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 447 | 2.7% |
3,837 of 16,845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Deirdre appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deirdre's data
- Deirdre's decade-level peak was the 1960s (6,321 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Deirdres (3,837 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 Deirdre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Deirdre 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.