Dierre
A variant spelling of the French name Thierry, meaning "ruler of people".
Name Census estimates that about 197 living Americans carry the first name Dierre. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dierre today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dierre births was 2021 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dierre. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
197
~ 1 in 1,739,870 Americans
Peak year
2021
14 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,741
Tracked since 1972
Popularity
Dierre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dierre from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 48 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Dierre remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dierre by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dierre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dierres live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dierre
The name Dierre has its origins in the ancient Gallo-Romance language spoken in parts of present-day France and Northern Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word "dierres," which means "of the day" or "from the day." This suggests that the name may have been given to children born during the daytime or on a particularly significant day.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dierre can be found in a 9th-century manuscript from the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, where a monk by the name of Dierre is mentioned as a scribe. However, the name seems to have gained more widespread use in the 12th and 13th centuries, particularly among the nobility and upper classes of France and Northern Italy.
In 1245, a knight named Dierre de Montfort is recorded as having participated in the Seventh Crusade led by Louis IX of France. This suggests that the name was not uncommon among the aristocracy of the time. Another notable figure with the name Dierre was a Florentine merchant named Dierre Bardi, who lived in the late 13th century and was a prominent member of the wealthy Bardi banking family.
The name Dierre also appears in several literary works from the Middle Ages, including the French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland," where a minor character is named Dierre. Additionally, a 14th-century Italian chronicle mentions a nobleman named Dierre Visconti, who was part of the powerful Visconti family that ruled Milan for several decades.
Other notable individuals with the name Dierre include Dierre Lescot, a 16th-century French architect who designed parts of the Louvre Palace in Paris, and Dierre Puget, a 17th-century French sculptor and painter known for his work at the Palace of Versailles. In the 18th century, there was a French playwright named Dierre Marivaux, who wrote several popular comedies and was a member of the Académie Française.
It is worth noting that while the name Dierre was once relatively common in certain regions of Europe, particularly France and Italy, it has become much less prevalent in modern times. This could be due to changes in naming traditions and cultural influences over the centuries.
People
Dierre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dierre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dierre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dierre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 197 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dierre going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,739,870 US residents.
Is Dierre a common name?
We classify Dierre as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 202 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dierre most popular?
The single biggest year for Dierre was 2021, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dierre is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Dierre a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dierre in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.