Recorded 1888–1958 Girls' name Peak 1929 489 births

Birdia — girls' name

489 babies named Birdia in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s151900s291910s661920s1051930s1241940s971950s48
1930s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Birdia was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

18 babies were named Birdia in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birdia

The Social Security Administration has registered 489 babies named Birdia between 1888 and 1958, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Birdia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birdia performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Birdia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Birdia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birdia 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 489 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.

Birdia at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

489

Since 1888

71 years of records

Peak year

1929

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1888

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1958

Birdia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1888

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1929)
18
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
05101520 195819481941193419271920191318991888 5

Birdia by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
124 births that decade — 25% of Birdia's all-time total
1880s51890s151900s291910s661920s1051930s1241940s971950s48

Birdia by state

Where Birdia concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Birdia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
45 9.2%
#2 Arkansas
5 1.0%
#3 Texas
5 1.0%
Mississippi share of Birdia's total US births 9.2%
Even split

45 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birdia?
489 babies have been named Birdia since 1888. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1929 with 18 births.
When was Birdia most popular?
Birdia was most popular in the 1930s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Birdia most popular?
The top states for the name Birdia are Mississippi (45 births), Arkansas (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Birdia been used?
Birdia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 71 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Birdia?
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, 1888–1958 (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.