Recorded 1911–1940 Boys' name Peak 1917 34 births

Birger — boys' name

34 babies named Birger in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s51930s51940s5
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Birger was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Birger in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birger

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Birger between 1911 and 1940, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Birger currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birger performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Birger shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birger 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 34 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.

Birger at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

34

Since 1911

30 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1911

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1940

Birger popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1911

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 194019341925191719151911 6

Birger by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 56% of Birger's all-time total
1910s191920s51930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birger?
34 babies have been named Birger since 1911. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Birger most popular?
Birger was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Birger been used?
Birger has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 30 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Birger?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Birch, Birt, Birl, Biruk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1911–1940 (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.