Recorded 1944–1993 Girls' name Peak 1965 214 births

Dierdra — girls' name

214 babies named Dierdra in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s121960s1201970s431980s241990s5
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Dierdra was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dierdra in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dierdra

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Dierdra between 1944 and 1993, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dierdra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dierdra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dierdra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dierdra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dierdra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 214 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dierdra at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

214

Since 1944

50 years of records

Peak year

1965

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1944

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1993

Dierdra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1944

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1965)
17
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 1993197819721968196419601944 5

Dierdra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
120 births that decade — 56% of Dierdra's all-time total
1940s101950s121960s1201970s431980s241990s5

Dierdra by state

Where Dierdra concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dierdra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.3%
New York share of Dierdra's total US births 2.3%

5 of 214 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dierdra?
214 babies have been named Dierdra since 1944. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1965 with 17 births.
When was Dierdra most popular?
Dierdra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Dierdra most popular?
The top states for the name Dierdra are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Dierdra been used?
Dierdra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 50 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Dierdra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Diedra, Diedre, Dierdre, Diem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.