Didier
About Didier
Didier is kind of a Desiree for boy--a lively, confident name that's widely used in France and has definite possibilities here. It's the name of an early French saint.
Pronounced dee-dee-AY.
As of October 2026, Didier ranked #6549 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2492 in 2009.
Editor's take: The name Didier is a boy's name of French origin meaning "desired, beloved".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,050 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | #2,614 | 47 | 24.5 |
| 2016 | #2,797 | 43 | 22.7 |
| 2017 | #3,261 | 35 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | #4,262 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | #4,518 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | #3,290 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2021 | #4,814 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | #4,461 | 23 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | #4,139 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | #4,333 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Didier on lists
Famous Didiers
- Didier Malige
French hairstylist
- Didier Yves Drogba
Ivorian footballer
- (Déguy Alain) Didier Zokora
Ivorian footballer
- Didier Claude Deschamps
French football manager
- Didier Six
French footballer
- Didier Joseph Louis Pironi
French racing driver
- Didier Guillaume
French Senator
- Didier Theys
Belgian racing driver
- Didier Boulaud
French Senator
- Didier Borotra
French Senator
- Didier Laloy
Belgian accordionist
Didier in pop culture
- Chef Didier
character in movie "Last Holiday"
- Didier Levy
character in the book "Shantaram"
- Didier Donkey
'Peppa Pig' character and brother of Delphine Donkey