Recorded 1888–1957 Girls' name Peak 1918 496 births

Birda — girls' name

496 babies named Birda in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s131900s441910s881920s1301930s841940s811950s51
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Birda was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

19 babies were named Birda in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birda

The Social Security Administration has registered 496 babies named Birda between 1888 and 1957, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Birda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Birda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Birda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birda 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 496 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.

Birda at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

496

Since 1888

70 years of records

Peak year

1918

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1888

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1957

Birda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1888

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1918)
19
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
05101520 195719471940193319261919191119011888 5

Birda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
130 births that decade — 26% of Birda's all-time total
1880s51890s131900s441910s881920s1301930s841940s811950s51

Birda by state

Where Birda concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Birda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 1.2%
#2 Mississippi
5 1.0%
Alabama share of Birda's total US births 1.2%
Even split

6 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birda?
496 babies have been named Birda since 1888. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1918 with 19 births.
When was Birda most popular?
Birda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Birda most popular?
The top states for the name Birda are Alabama (6 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Birda been used?
Birda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 70 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Birda?
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, 1888–1957 (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.