Deirdre
About Deirdre
Sadly, this strong Celtic name often has "of the sorrows" attached to it because of the tragic character in Irish legend. Also a bit drab when compared with newer Irish imports.
Pronounced DEER-druh.
As of October 2026, Deirdre ranked #7989 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #333 in 1961.
Editor's take: The name Deirdre is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "sorrowful".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Deirdre on lists
Famous Deirdres
- Deirdre Blomfield
Brown, birth name of Pema Chodron, American Buddhist nun
- Deirdre "Dede" Demet Barry
American cyclist
- Deirdre Nansen McCloskey (born Donald McCloskey)
American trans economist and author
- Deirdre Lovejoy
American actress
- Deirdre O'Connell
American actress
- Deirdre Hughes
Irish camogie player
- Deirdre Bair
American writer and biographer
- Deirdre O'Kane
Irish comedienne
- Deirdre Mullins
Irish actress
- Deirdre Connolly
Irish singer of group Cherish The Ladies
- Deirdre Cartwright
British guitarist and TV presenter
- Deirdre Coleman Imus
American author and radio personality; wife of radio host Don Imus
- Deirdre Flynn (b. 1945)
daughter of actor Errol Flynn & Nora Eddington
- Deirdre Phyllis Ulrica Hart
Davis (1909,1999), English socialite included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton
Deirdre in pop culture
- Deirdre Shannon
Nancy Drew's nemesis
- Deirdre Burroughs
character in "Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs
- Deirdre Anne Barlow
character in British soap "Coronation Street"
- Deirdre Mallon
character in Channel 4 comedy "Derry Girls"