Recorded 1880–1953 Boys' name Peak 1916 268 births

Birt — boys' name

268 babies named Birt in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s601890s191900s101910s591920s761930s251940s71950s12
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Birt was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

13 babies were named Birt in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Birt

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Birt between 1880 and 1953, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Birt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Birt performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Birt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Birt in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Birt 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 268 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.

Birt at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

268

Since 1880

74 years of records

Peak year

1916

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1880

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1953

Birt popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1880

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
468101214 19531933192519201914189418841880 7

Birt popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1914 (Birt as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1914 5

Birt by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
76 births that decade — 28% of Birt's all-time total
1880s601890s191900s101910s591920s761930s251940s71950s12

Birt by state

Where Birt concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Birt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 1.9%
Arkansas share of Birt's total US births 1.9%

5 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Birt?
268 babies have been named Birt since 1880. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
When was Birt most popular?
Birt was most popular in the 1920s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Birt most popular?
The top states for the name Birt are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Birt been used?
Birt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 74 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Birt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Birch, Birl, Biruk, Biran, 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, 1880–1953 (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.