Girls' name · since 1941
Dierdre
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 1,115 babies named Dierdre, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,115
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dierdre is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,115 have been recorded since 1941.
Dierdre has 1,115 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2009.
- #6,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,115 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dierdre ranks #6,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,115 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,115
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dierdre's 1,115 recorded births place it above 90.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Dierdre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dierdre's full recorded timeline at 1972, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dierdre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2009
- Peak year (1961)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Dierdre by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (436 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Dierdre's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Dierdre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 85
1940s
85 births
- 1950s 163
1950s
163 births
- 1960s
1960s
436 births
- 1970s
1970s
226 births
- 1980s 119
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 436 births (39% of all-time use).
How Dierdre 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 Dierdre's total volume
Dierdre by state
Where Dierdre concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 98 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 38 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
98 of 1,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dierdre's data
- Dierdre's decade-level peak was the 1960s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dierdres (98 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 Dierdre: 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 (~68 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, 1941–2009 (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 Dierdre 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.