Recorded 1912–1954 Boys' name Peak 1921 72 births

Birney — boys' name

72 babies named Birney in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s231930s61940s281950s5
1940s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Birney was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Birney in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birney

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Birney between 1912 and 1954, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Birney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birney performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Birney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birney 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 72 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.

Birney at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

72

Since 1912

43 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1912

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1954

Birney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1912

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.5 1954194719431930192619211912 5

Birney by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
28 births that decade — 39% of Birney's all-time total
1910s101920s231930s61940s281950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birney?
72 babies have been named Birney since 1912. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Birney most popular?
Birney was most popular in the 1940s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Birney been used?
Birney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 43 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Birney?
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, 1912–1954 (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.