Girls' name · since 1881

Byrdie

Byrdie has 621 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6937
among girls today
621
born since 1881
2020s
peak decade
61%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Byrdie is the #6937 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 621 recorded since 1881.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Byrdie has been recorded 621 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #6937 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.

  • #6937 among girls today
  • 621 born since 1881
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 61% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Byrdie is currently the #6937 girls' name in America, more common than 61% of girls - 621 born since 1881, peaking in the 2020s.

#6937
among girls today
621
born since 1881
2020s
peak decade
61%
more common than other girls

Byrdie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%60.8%
Byrdie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6937
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Byrdie was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

28 babies were named Byrdie in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

How Byrdie compares

621 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Byrdie's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Byrdie Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 621 382 567,345
Peak-year births 28 48 19,840

Byrdie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Byrdie splits its recorded history at 1918: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Byrdie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

621

Since 1881

145 years of records

Peak year

2025

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,937

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1881

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2025

Byrdie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
28
Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
0102030 188118921902191219201928194320212025 28

Byrdie by decade

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

2020s was Byrdie's strongest decade.

137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Byrdie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 137 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Byrdie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Byrdie's total volume

Byrdie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Byrdie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Byrdie
Byrdie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Byrdie by state

Where Byrdie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Byrdie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 1.9%
Texas share of Byrdie's total US births 1.9%

12 of 621 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Byrdie?
Byrdie has been given to 621 babies in the U.S. since 1881, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #6937 as of the latest data. 28 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Byrdie most popular?
Byrdie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Byrdie most popular?
The top states for the name Byrdie are Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Byrdie been used?
The SSA has tracked Byrdie since 1881 -- 145 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Byrdie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Byron, Byrd, Byrl, Byrle, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Byrdie's data

  • Texas records the most Byrdies (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Byrdie: #6937 Girls' Name - 621 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/byrdie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Byrdie 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 June 2026.