Total births
340
Boys' name · since 1913
Birch
340 babies named Birch in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 340
- total births
- 1913–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
340 boys have been named Birch since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Birch has 340 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- 340 total births
- 1913–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
340 boys have been named Birch since 1913, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 340
- total births
- 1913–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Birch was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
20 babies were named Birch in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Birch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Birch's full recorded timeline at 2000, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Birch at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Birch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Birch by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Birch's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Birch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 108 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Birch? ▼
Since 1913, Social Security records show 340 babies named Birch. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 20 births.
When was Birch most popular? ▼
Birch was most popular in the 2010s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Birch been used? ▼
Records for Birch go back to 1913, giving 113 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Birch? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Birt, Birl, Biruk, Biran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Birch's data
- Birch's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Birch
Nearby Names Like Birch
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Birch
Birt Boy
268 births
Birl Boy
188 births
Biruk Boy
#8661 184 births
Biran Boy
164 births
Bird Boy
109 births
Compare Birch side by side: Birch vs Birt Birch vs Birl Birch vs Biruk
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Birch: Baby Name Since 1913 - 340 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/birch. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Birch 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 June 2026.