Girls' name · since 1882

Birdella

Birdella has 173 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1911 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

173
total births
1882–1943
years on record
1910s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade

Birdella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 173 have been recorded since 1882.

Birdella has 173 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1943.

  • 173 total births
  • 1882–1943 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 36% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

173 girls have been named Birdella since 1882, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1943.

173
total births
1882–1943
years on record
1910s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Birdella was born in this single decade.

1911
Single peak year

11 babies were named Birdella in 1911 - its busiest year on record.

Birdella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Birdella's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1911 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Birdella at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

173

Since 1882

62 years of records

Peak year

1911

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1882

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1943

Birdella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1943

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1911)
11
Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
4681012 18821903191119161920192419291943 5

Birdella by decade

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

1910s was Birdella's strongest decade.

62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Birdella births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 62 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birdella?
173 babies have been named Birdella since 1882. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1911 with 11 births.
When was Birdella most popular?
Birdella was most popular in the 1910s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1911.
How long has the name Birdella been used?
Records for Birdella go back to 1882, giving 62 years of history through 1943.
What names are similar to Birdella?
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.

What to do with Birdella's data

  • Birdella's decade-level peak was the 1910s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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.

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, 1882–1943 (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. "Birdella: Baby Name Since 1882 - 173 Births, Peak 1911." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/birdella. 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 Birdella 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.