Recorded 1913–2023 Boys' name Peak 2017 335 births

Birch — boys' name

335 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.

1910s221920s231930s121940s51960s51970s201980s201990s262000s522010s1082020s42
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.

What the Data Says About Birch

The Social Security Administration has registered 335 babies named Birch between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Birch currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birch performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Birch shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birch in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 335 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Birch at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

335

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

2017

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Birch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
20
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
0510152025 20232017201120041995197219241913 7

Birch by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
108 births that decade — 32% of Birch's all-time total
1910s221920s231930s121940s51960s51970s201980s201990s262000s522010s1082020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birch?
335 babies have been named Birch since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year 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?
Birch has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.