Girls' name · since 1915

Birdena

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.

#26,866 of 72,339
all-time among girls
102
born since 1915
1950s
peak decade

Birdena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 102 recorded since 1915.

Social Security Administration records show Birdena recorded 102 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1961.

  • #26,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 102 born since 1915
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birdena ranks #26,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.

#26,866 of 72,339
all-time among girls
102
born since 1915
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Birdena's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% 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.

Birdena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Birdena's full recorded timeline at 1950, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Birdena popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1953)
14
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
46810121416 19151919192419491952195419601961 5

Birdena by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (43 births, 42% of the file).

1950s was Birdena's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Birdena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 43 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birdena?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 102 babies named Birdena. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,866 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1961. Its busiest year on record was 1953, with 14 births.
Where does Birdena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birdena ranks #26,866 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 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.

What to do with Birdena's data

  • Birdena's decade-level peak was the 1950s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- 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 Birdena

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Birdena: 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, 1915–1961 (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 Birdena 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.