Deirdre

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Deirdre: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Deirdre: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #7, and it was last ranked in 2019.

2registrars recorded it
53times a registrar ranked it
56years from first to last
#7highest recorded position
14groupings it qualifies for
21names it appears alongside

What stands out in Deirdre's record

Held a top-100 place for 34 years running. Names by top-100 run
Shares a published list with another name across 51 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–1999

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#3824
1999	#3900

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 51 of the 56 years from 1964 to 2019.

In 1999: #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3900 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2019 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #14 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2019
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Deirdre appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 51 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 12,353 births with the name.

Deirdre across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Deirdre's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#14 (1964)	#7 (1966)	#871 (2019)	51 of 56	12,353 (1964–2019)	613 (1966)
England and Wales · Girls	#3824 (1997)	#3824 (1997)	#3900 (1999)	2 of 3	6 (1997–1999)	3 (1997)

Deirdre by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Deirdre in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	2,991	6 of 10	499
1970sbusiest	5,073	10 of 10	507
1980s	3,263	10 of 10	326
1990s	864	10 of 10	86
2000s	142	10 of 10	14
2010s	20	5 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 507 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1965 and 1966, when recorded births rose by 143, from 470 to 613.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Deirdre appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #7 in Republic of Ireland in 1977.

Deirdre's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3824	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#871	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#876	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#695	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#663	5	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#488	8	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#403	11	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#326	13	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#247	17	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#398	8	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#340	9	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#233	15	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#182	21	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#166	24	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	16	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	21	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#152	23	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#88	60	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#80	64	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#67	80	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#61	90	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#51	119	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#52	119	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#42	145	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#43	143	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#39	151	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#32	191	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#25	261	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#24	276	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#23	305	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#20	309	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#20	387	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#15	463	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#17	456	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#15	464	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#8	498	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#8	499	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#7	540	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#9	483	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#10	464	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#8	495	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#7	529	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#9	516	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#10	535	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#9	514	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#8	528	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#7	468	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#9	504	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#7	613	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#11	470	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#14	408	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1964 and 2019, ranked in 51 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #7, first reached in 1966.

It held a top-100 place in 34 years, 34 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 613 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1966.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1997, and 33 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Bridget · #7, 62y
Dylan · #7, 55y
Geraldine · #7, 58y
Hedda · #7, 59y

Comparisons involving Deirdre

Existing comparison pages where Deirdre and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Deirdre in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Elizabeth vs Deirdre
In 1964 they stood at #6 and #14 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2019 they were #82 and #871.
Elizabeth · Deirdre · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking
Deirdre vs Kathleen
In 1964 they stood at #14 and #23 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2019 they were #871 and #162.
Deirdre · Kathleen · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking
Bridget vs Deirdre
In 1964 they stood at #8 and #14 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2019 they were #180 and #871.
Bridget · Deirdre · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Deirdre and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Louise vs Deirdre
In 1980, Louise moved ahead of Deirdre in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #16 and #8 the year before became #5 and #15.
Louise · Deirdre · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1980 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lisa vs Deirdre
In 1979, Lisa moved ahead of Deirdre in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #10 and #8 the year before became #6 and #8.
Lisa · Deirdre · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1979 Republic of Ireland ranking
Michelle vs Deirdre
In 1974, Michelle moved ahead of Deirdre in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #10 and #7 the year before became #6 and #8.
Michelle · Deirdre · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1974 Republic of Ireland ranking

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs involving Deirdre measured in Republic of Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Deirdre at its highest position.

Ann vs Deirdre
In 1964 they stood at #4 and #14 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2019 they were #362 and #871.
Ann · Deirdre · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking
Deirdre vs Helen
In 1964 they stood at #14 and #13 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2019 they were #871 and #395.
Deirdre · Helen · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking
Deirdre vs Eileen
In 1964 they stood at #14 and #17 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2019 they were #871 and #421.
Deirdre · Eileen · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking

Republic of Ireland overview→

Deirdre was ranked #7 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1966. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Deirdre and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Deirdre without appearing here.

Deirdre moved ahead of

Geraldine Compare
In 1965 they stood at #11 and #7 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1966 that had become #7 and #10.
Jacqueline Compare
In 1964 they stood at #14 and #11 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1965 that had become #11 and #13.

Moved ahead of Deirdre

Ivy Compare
In 2012 they stood at #695 and #937 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2013 that had become #747 and #304.
Riley Compare
In 2010 they stood at #663 and #758 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2011 that had become #695 and #393.
Ida Compare
In 2013 they stood at #695 and #937 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #876 and #584.
Kirsten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #747 and #894 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #876 and #584.

Moved the opposite way to Deirdre

Ada Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 while Ada went from #372 to #57.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 while Alexandra went from #222 to #88.
Amelia Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 while Amelia went from #300 to #6.
Anna Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 while Anna went from #34 to #19.

Moved the same way as Deirdre

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 and Alma from #327 to #502.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 and Amanda from #118 to #313.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 and Angela from #24 to #551.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 2019 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Deirdre went from #14 to #871 and Ann from #4 to #362.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #7 in Republic of Ireland in 1977. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Deirdre

Deirdre at a glance

What stands out in Deirdre's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Deirdre across 2 official records

Deirdre by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Deirdre appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Deirdre

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Deirdre

Deirdre and the names beside it

Deirdre moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Deirdre

Moved the opposite way to Deirdre

Moved the same way as Deirdre

Deirdre at a glance

What stands out in Deirdre's record

Deirdre across 2 official records

Deirdre by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Deirdre appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Deirdre

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Deirdre

Deirdre and the names beside it

Deirdre moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Deirdre

Moved the opposite way to Deirdre

Moved the same way as Deirdre