How Many People Are Named Diedre?
An estimated 1,487 people in the United States have the first name Diedre. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Diedre peaked in popularity in 1964 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Diedre as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Diedre paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,487
About 1 in 230,501 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1964
88 births
Total Registered
1,795
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Diedre
Diedre is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,795 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Diedre as a female name
Ranked #15,071 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1964 (88 births)
Diedre: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Diedre span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 600 babies were registered. Diedre has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Diedre by Decade
How has Diedre tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Diedre by State
Birth registrations for Diedre span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama. On average, about 34 Diedres were registered per state.
Diedre + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Diedre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Diedre: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Diedre?
We estimate approximately 1,487 people named Diedre are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 230,501 Americans share this first name.
Is Diedre a common name?
Diedre is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,795 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Diedre most popular?
Diedre reached peak popularity in 1964, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Diedre is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Diedre a female name?
Diedre is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Diedre Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Diedre Smith, Diedre Johnson, Diedre Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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