Recorded 1916–1950 Girls' name Peak 1924 18 births

Birder — girls' name

18 babies named Birder in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s81950s5
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Birder was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

8 babies were named Birder in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birder

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Birder between 1916 and 1950, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Birder currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birder performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Birder shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birder 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 18 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.

Birder at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

18

Since 1916

35 years of records

Peak year

1924

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1916

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1950

Birder popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1916

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 195019241916 5

Birder by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 44% of Birder's all-time total
1910s51920s81950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birder?
18 babies have been named Birder since 1916. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1924 with 8 births.
When was Birder most popular?
Birder was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Birder been used?
Birder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 35 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Birder?
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, 1916–1950 (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.