Boys' name · since 1880
Birt
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 268 babies named Birt, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 268
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
268 boys have been named Birt since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Birt recorded 268 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1953.
- #11,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 268 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birt ranks #11,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 268 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 268
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Birt's 268 recorded births place it above 75.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Birt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Birt's full recorded timeline at 1917, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Birt popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1953
- Peak year (1916)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Birt popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1914 (Birt as girls' name)
Birt by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (76 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Birt's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Birt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
60 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76 births (28% of all-time use).
Birt by state
Where Birt concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 268 births nationwide.
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What to do with Birt's data
- Birt's decade-level peak was the 1920s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Birts (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Birt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Birt draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.