Is Deirdra a boy or girl name?

Deirdra is a girl’s name. Of the 1,172 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Deirdra

Recorded 1944–2005 · United States

Deirdra was most popular in 1961, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,431 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,172 people named Deirdra.

Deirdra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deirdra’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deirdra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deirdra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,172 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org