Recorded 1882–1943 Girls' name Peak 1911 173 births

Birdella — girls' name

173 babies named Birdella in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1911. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s51900s301910s621920s581930s81940s5
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.

What the Data Says About Birdella

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Birdella between 1882 and 1943, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Birdella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1911, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birdella performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Birdella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birdella 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 173 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.

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 · 1943–1882

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1911)
11
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4681012 19431926192219181913190719001882 5

Birdella by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
62 births that decade — 36% of Birdella's all-time total
1880s51890s51900s301910s621920s581930s81940s5

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?
Birdella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 62 years of data 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.

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, 1882–1943 (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.