Unisex name · since 1880
Bird
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.
- #25,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Bird is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 121 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bird has been recorded 121 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1880s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1926.
- #25,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 1880
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bird ranks #25,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.
- #25,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Bird's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bird's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bird's full recorded timeline at 1891, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1888 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bird popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1926
- Peak year (1888)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Bird popularity over time - boys
109 total births recorded since 1880 (Bird as boys' name)
Bird by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (61 births, 50% of the file).
1880s was Bird's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Bird births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
61 births
- 1890s
1890s
39 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 61 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bird's data
- Bird's decade-level peak was the 1880s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1920s -- 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 Bird: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1888)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
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, 1880–1926 (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 Bird 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.