Girl
Deirdre
The name Deirdre carries the meaning "sorrowful or raging one (legendary heroine)". It belongs mostly to the 1960s at this point. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. 1961 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
IrishIrish
EtymologyMeaning "sorrowful" or "raging one" (legendary heroine)
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
48
1930s
167
1940s
822
1950s
2,273
1960s
6,316
1970s
3,123
1980s
2,049
1990s
1,205
2000s
544
2010s
174
Peaked in the 1960s · 16,721 total U.S. births since 1900