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.

#21,307 of 72,339
all-time among girls
173
born since 1882
1910s
peak 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.

  • #21,307 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 173 born since 1882
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birdella ranks #21,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.

#21,307 of 72,339
all-time among girls
173
born since 1882
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Birdella's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1910s is the heaviest window (62 births, 36% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birdella?
173 babies have been named Birdella since 1882. All-time, it sits at #21,307 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1911 with 11 births.
Where does Birdella sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birdella ranks #21,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Birdella

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Birdella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1882–1943 (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 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 August 2026.