Recorded 1880–1926 Unisex name Peak 1888 121 births

Bird — unisex name

121 babies named Bird in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1888. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s611890s391900s101910s51920s6
1880s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bird was born in this single decade.

1888
Single peak year

11 babies were named Bird in 1888 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bird

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Bird between 1880 and 1926, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bird currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1888, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Bird is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 109 additional births since 1880.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bird performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bird shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bird 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 121 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.

Bird at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

121

Since 1880

47 years of records

Peak year

1888

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1880

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1926

Bird popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1880

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1888)
11
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4681012 1926190518931890188618821880 10

Bird popularity over time — boys

109 total births recorded since 1880 (Bird as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 109 births
4.555.566.577.5 1929192019161893188818821880 7

Bird by decade

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

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
61 births that decade — 50% of Bird's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bird?
121 babies have been named Bird since 1880. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1888 with 11 births.
When was Bird most popular?
Bird was most popular in the 1880s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1888.
Is Bird a unisex name?
Yes, Bird is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 121 births, and as a boy's name it has 109 births.
How long has the name Bird been used?
Bird has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 47 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Bird?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Birdie, Birtha, Birtie, Biridiana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1880–1926 (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.