Deidra is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Deidra means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Deidra across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Deidra has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Deidra is a girl name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “sorrowful, or raging”. A variant of Deirdre.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,287 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Deidra per year, United States (1941 to 2020). United States peaked in 1980 (340/yr).
Deidra has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1980, when it ranked #992 nationally (given to 340 babies that year).
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