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Girl name Irish (Gaelic) origin Christian Catholic tradition

Deirdre

DEER-dreh · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
sorrowful;raging
Language
Irish (Gaelic)
Culture
Irish
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Irish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#9686
2024 births10
Peak year1961
First appeared1921
Total US births16,831
1961 peak19211947197319982024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DeeDidi
Alternate spellings
Deirdre
In other languages
Deirdre

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Notable people named Deirdre

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