Girls' name · since 1881

Biddie

Biddie has 262 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,129 of 72,339
all-time among girls
262
born since 1881
1890s
peak decade

Biddie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 262 have been recorded since 1881.

Biddie has 262 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1890s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1953.

  • #17,129 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 262 born since 1881
  • 1890s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Biddie ranks #17,129 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1881, peaking in the 1890s.

#17,129 of 72,339
all-time among girls
262
born since 1881
1890s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Biddie's 262 recorded births place it above 76.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Biddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Biddie splits its recorded history at 1912: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Biddie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1953

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1915)
12
Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
468101214 188118861893190319131923193019371953 5

Biddie by decade

1890s is the heaviest window (55 births, 21% of the file).

1890s was Biddie's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Biddie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1890s at 55 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Biddie? ▼
Since 1881, Social Security records show 262 babies named Biddie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,129 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1953. Its busiest year on record was 1915, with 12 births.
Where does Biddie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Biddie ranks #17,129 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Biddie most popular? ▼
Biddie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Biddie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Biddie since 1881 -- 73 years through the most recent 1953 data.
What names are similar to Biddie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Biddy. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Biddie's data

  • Biddie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Biddie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Biddie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.