Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Deidre

DEE-druh · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
sorrowful;wanderer
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · mythology
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Popularity over time

2023 rank#15765
2023 births5
Peak year1963
First appeared1933
Total US births14,666
1963 peak19331956197820012023
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Dee
Alternate spellings
DeirdreDiedre
In other languages
Deirdre (Irish)

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