Given name
Dierdre
“a brokenhearted or raging woman”
Dierdre is a variant of Deidre. One interpretation is “a brokenhearted or raging woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dierdre is a variant of Deidre. One interpretation is “a brokenhearted or raging woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dierdre is a form of Deirdre. Deirdre comes from Irish, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dierdre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,115
- 0 boys · 1,115 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 63 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 944 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dierdre’s family of names
In English usage, Dierdre has a related form in Deirdre. Dierdre has a related form in Deidre.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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