Recorded 1915–1961 Girls' name Peak 1953 102 births

Birdena — girls' name

102 babies named Birdena in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s221940s51950s431960s11
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Birdena was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

14 babies were named Birdena in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birdena

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Birdena between 1915 and 1961, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Birdena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birdena performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Birdena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birdena 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 102 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.

Birdena at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

102

Since 1915

47 years of records

Peak year

1953

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1915

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1961

Birdena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1915

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1953)
14
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
46810121416 19611955195319501925192319171915 6

Birdena by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
43 births that decade — 42% of Birdena's all-time total
1910s211920s221940s51950s431960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birdena?
102 babies have been named Birdena since 1915. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1953 with 14 births.
When was Birdena most popular?
Birdena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Birdena been used?
Birdena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 47 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Birdena?
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, 1915–1961 (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.