Home › Baby Names Directory › Dedria

Dedria

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Dedria

Pronounced DEE-dree-uh /ˈdiː.dri.ə/Medium

Meaning: Dedria is a respelling of Deidra/Deidre, the anglicized Irish Deirdre, a name from legend usually read as 'sorrowful' or 'raging woman'.Low

In 30 seconds: Dedria is a variant of Deidra — from the Irish Deirdre, the tragic heroine whose name means 'sorrowful' (said 'DEE-dree-uh').

💕 Browse more names

Origin LowIrish

MeaningDedria is a respelling of Deidra/Deidre, the anglicized Irish Deirdre, a name from legend usually read as 'sorrowful' or 'raging woman'.

U.S. rank (1993)#9798 ↗ Rising

1993 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1963

Total births (all-time)≈ 441

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dedria is a spelling variant of Deidra, the anglicized form of the Irish Deirdre — the doomed heroine of the Ulster Cycle, whose name is traditionally glossed as 'sorrowful' or 'raging woman'. The trimmed spelling keeps the sound while smoothing the look.

It appears in modest mid-century numbers, only a few dozen girls a year around its 1963 high, part of the era's fondness for the Deidra/Deidre sound. It reads as a soft, romantic variant rather than a distinct name.

Did you know? Deirdre is one of the great figures of Irish legend, and Dedria is one of its many American respellings.

Overall data confidence 45%

References — Deirdre/Deidra — Irish 'sorrowful'; anglicized forms

Variations

DeidraDeidreDeedraDedraDedriah

Nicknames

DeeDidi

Famous Bearers

Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Dedria…

Deidra— the standard spelling Dedria varies

Deirdre— the Irish legendary parent name

Dedra— a fellow trimmed spelling of the same name

Audria— a like flowing '-dria' girls' name of the era

Explore names like Dedria

By themerare variant irish

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Dedria mean?

Dedria is a variant of Deidra, from the Irish Deirdre, traditionally meaning 'sorrowful'.

How do you pronounce Dedria?

It's said DEE-dree-uh /ˈdiː.dri.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Dedria a boy or girl name?

Dedria is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Dedria?

Dedria is a rare mid-century variant of Deidra/Deirdre.