The baby name Didier is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /di.djɛʁ/ (approx. "dee-DYAY").
Didier is French in Origin.
The baby name Didier is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /di.djɛʁ/ (approx. "dee-DYAY").
Didier is French in Origin.
Didier is the French form of the Latin Desiderius, from desiderium meaning desire or longing, hence “desired” or “longed-for child.” It entered the Christian name stock early through prominent bearers such as St. Didier (Desiderius) of Vienne and St. Didier of Cahors (6th–7th centuries), as well as the Lombard king Desiderius and the abbot Desiderius who became Pope Victor III. Their cult left a footprint in numerous French toponyms called Saint-Didier.
Usage has been strongest in France and Francophone countries, peaking in the 1950s–70s, while remaining rare in the English-speaking world. Variants include Desiderius (Latin), Desiderio (Italian/Spanish), Desidério (Portuguese), Desideri (Catalan/Occitan), Dezső (Hungarian), Dezydery (Polish), Dezider (Slovak), and Dezideriu (Romanian). Feminine counterparts are Désirée and Desideria. Short forms include Didi. The name carries a warm, affectionate sense tied to hope and cherished expectation, and notable modern bearers include football figures Didier Deschamps and Didier Drogba.
| Didier Burkhalter Didier Burkhalter is best known as a Swiss politician who served on the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was also President of the Swiss Confederation in 2014. | Didier Bourdon Didier Bourdon is a French actor best known for being part of the comedy trio Les Inconnus. He starred in popular films like 'Les Trois Frères' and 'Le Pari'. Born in 1959, he has been a significant figure in French comedy and cinema. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| BI | 0 | #11 | 2 | 425 | |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #21 | 6 | 439 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #22 | 22 | 917 |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| CM | 0 | #37 | 19 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #55 | 12 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #72 | 6 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #98 | 1,316 | 12,054 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| MU | 0 | #107 | 30 | 3,613 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #108 | 351 | 8,477 |
| EC | 0 | #118 | 4 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #126 | 98 | 4,970 |
| PA | 0 | #130 | 9 | 3,797 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #132 | 6,646 | 15,656 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #144 | 15 | 5,526 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 548 | 10,188 |
| UY | 0 | #180 | 3 | 2,477 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #185 | 58 | 5,568 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #224 | 16 | 3,322 |
| Belgium | Boys | 1995 | #225 | 25 | 433 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #268 | 6 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #273 | 251 | 9,305 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| France | Girls | 1967 | #290 | 4 | 1,210 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #305 | 5 | 2,601 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #305 | 15 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #315 | 53 | 7,951 |
| CO | 0 | #327 | 163 | 7,768 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| NL | 0 | #366 | 26 | 2,481 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #378 | 22 | 5,922 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| MX | 0 | #393 | 21 | 8,339 | |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #401 | 8 | 6,868 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #402 | 73 | 7,625 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #430 | 875 | 16,355 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #435 | 13 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #440 | 28 | 7,628 |
| Spain | 0 | #441 | 12 | 2,326 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #467 | 214 | 13,390 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #510 | 31 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #516 | 12 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #520 | 29 | 10,655 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #542 | 51 | 9,244 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #570 | 38 | 10,983 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #659 | 302 | 5,873 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #671 | 12 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #681 | 17 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #684 | 31 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #694 | 14 | 18,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #706 | 174 | 14,506 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #734 | 18 | 12,213 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #742 | 191 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #744 | 26 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #776 | 54 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #837 | 45 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #869 | 24 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #870 | 17 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #897 | 56 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #912 | 40 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #948 | 131 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #988 | 191 | 25,619 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,021 | 108 | 20,986 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,068 | 25 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 21 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,104 | 73 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 336 | 10,046 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,162 | 22 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,599 | 16 | 28,008 |
Didier is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:
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