Girls' name · since 1944
Diedre
Diedre has 1,795 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,795
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Diedre is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,795 have been recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diedre has been recorded 1,795 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1944 to 1999.
- #5,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,795 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diedre ranks #5,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,795 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,795
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Diedre's 1,795 recorded births place it above 92.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Diedre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diedre's full recorded timeline at 1972, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diedre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1999
- Peak year (1964)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Diedre by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (600 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Diedre's strongest decade.
600 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Diedre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 139
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
256 births
- 1960s
1960s
600 births
- 1970s
1970s
366 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s 155
1990s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 600 births (33% of all-time use).
How Diedre 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 Diedre's total volume
Diedre by state
Where Diedre concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 124 | 6.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 101 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
124 of 1,795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Diedre appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Diedre's data
- Diedre's decade-level peak was the 1960s (600 total births); usage has since declined to 155 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Diedres (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diedre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1944–1999 (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 Diedre 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.