Birdie

#670 for girls in 2025, 422 births · Last seen for boys in 1944 at #3,430
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 113 births
Debut · girls
85 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,708
since 1880

Birdie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Birdie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914peak #151, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2022#800352—
2021#884307—
2020#1,000255—
2019#1,103222—
2018#1,319172—
2017#2,01897—
2016#2,34380—
2015#2,73664—
2014#3,71941—
2013#4,00237—
2012#5,55724—
2011#6,33520—
2010#6,38220—
2009#8,88813—
2008#10,08411—
2007#15,4916—
2006#13,6067—
2005#14,5026—
2004——
2003——
2002——
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2000#11,8017—
1999#12,6886—
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1986#10,9125—
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1984#10,4225—
1983#9,0156—
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1980#5,91211—
1979#8,0617—
1978#6,9488—
1977#6,8928—
1976#6,6118—
1975——
1974#6,9007—
1973#5,19110—
1972#5,10910—
1971#5,13610—
1970#4,03814—
1969#4,19812—
1968#3,16917—
1967#4,30010—
1966#3,40014—
1965#3,05017—
1964#3,10817—
1963#3,06617—
1962#2,60522—
1961#2,19729—
1960#2,01332—
1959#2,33924—
1958#1,93932—
1957#1,68141—
1956#1,68140—
1955#1,80334—
1954#1,58541—
1953#1,43946—
1952#1,28555—
1951#1,19061—
1950#1,20059—
1949#1,08868—
1948#98778—
1947#98480—
1946#1,00670—
1945#85677—
1944#77896#3,4305
1943#80791—
1942#752101—
1941#676108—
1940#649115—
1939#661106—
1938#638116—
1937#643111—
1936#622112#3,5495
1935#545139#3,6455
1934#551137—
1933#549134#3,6425
1932#515160—
1931#538151—
1930#510173—
1929#485194—
1928#558157#4,1515
1927#504193#4,2105
1926#483206—
1925#488206#3,7416
1924#460227#3,8676
1923#450230#3,4677
1922#407261—
1921#424256#3,5177
1920#445228#3,2088
1919#425235#2,8779
1918#403264#4,1795
1917#414235#3,9815
1916#377275#3,1777
1915#378256#3,3926
1914#363211#3,2645
1913#328214—
1912#336185—
1911#362121—
1910#283187—
1909#285159—
1908#281155—
1907#278157—
1906#270150—
1905#270148—
1904#256151—
1903#261138—
1902#229173—
1901#218170—
1900#219204—
1899#214163—
1898#216178—
1897#224151—
1896#218162—
1895#199184#1,0795
1894#204169—
1893#208149—
1892#204153—
1891#194138—
1890#179168—
1889#177166—
1888#161181—
1887#175133—
1886#183123—
1885#160131—
1884#156128—
1883#17193—
1882#151113—
1881#15984—
1880#15585—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Birdie was already there! It came in at #155, and was given to 85 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1975, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Birdie is popular in 1914

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedMINew York: #530 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,220 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,205 girlsMOKentucky: #182 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 909 girlsKYWest Virginia: #273 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #184 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 826 girlsARTennessee: #205 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,113 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #384 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,939 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #207 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsOKLouisiana: #356 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,377 girlsLAMississippi: #148 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 600 girlsMSAlabama: #322 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,520 girlsALGeorgia: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,926 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedHITexas: #276 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Birdie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#148 · 1 in 600
  2. Kentucky#182 · 1 in 909
  3. Arkansas#184 · 1 in 826
  4. Oklahoma#204 · 1 in 1,030
  5. Tennessee#205 · 1 in 1,113

Best ever in a state: #119 in Tennessee, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#148241 in 600
Kentucky#182191 in 909
Arkansas#184151 in 826
Oklahoma#204131 in 1,030
Tennessee#205151 in 1,113
South Carolina#207121 in 1,267
Georgia#259131 in 1,926
West Virginia#27361 in 1,793
Texas#276261 in 1,360
Alabama#32281 in 2,520
Louisiana#35661 in 2,377
Missouri#36761 in 3,205
North Carolina#38461 in 3,939
New York#53061 in 12,220
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Birdie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 74 spots since 2024 (#744 → #670)
  • 330 spots since 2020 (#1,000 → #670)
  • 2,066 spots since 2015 (#2,736 → #670)
  • Biggest jump: 116 spots in 2021 (#1,000 → #884)
  • Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1946 (#856 → #1,006)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #151 (113 births)
  • Births halved by 1952, 70 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 74 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1880–1945
Share of babies · girls
1 in 954
  • Highest: 1 in 954 girls born in 1882 were named Birdie (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,809 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 14.8% of all girls named Birdie (2,183) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,237#151 (1882)#165
1890s1,615#179 (1890)#206
1900s1,605#218 (1901)#257
1910s2,183#283 (1910)#367
1920s2,158#407 (1922)#470
1930s1,339#510 (1930)#577
1940s884#649 (1940)#858
1950s433#1,190 (1951)#1,614
1960s187#2,013 (1960)#3,111
1970s82#4,038 (1970)#6,098
1980s27#5,912 (1980)#9,065
1990s6#12,688 (1999)#12,688
2000s50#8,888 (2009)#12,395
2010s777#1,103 (2019)#3,551
2020s2,125#670 (2025)#800

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Birdie in 1914

girls
#363
211 births · 1 in 3,609 girls
boys
#3,264
5 births · 1 in 130,952 boys

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #363Birdie211

Top boys' names in 1914

  1. #1John37,947
  2. #2William29,753
  3. #3James26,262
  4. #4Robert21,188
  5. #5Joseph18,829
  6. #6George17,602
  7. #7Charles16,937
  8. #8Edward12,319
  9. #9Frank12,002
  10. #10Walter8,962
  11. #3,264Birdie5
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 3,609 of them was named Birdie, which outranked 91.4% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Birdie
  1. #360Wilhelmina216
  2. #361Kay215
  3. #362Mona212
  4. #363Birdie211
  5. #364Eddie210
  6. #364Isabell210
  7. #366Pansy208
Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 589Rilla#1,358 → #769
  2. ↑ 587Venita#1,465 → #878
  3. ↑ 509Orene#1,465 → #956
  4. ↑ 486Vonnie#1,405 → #919
  5. ↑ 463Kathlyn#1,020 → #557
Fallers
  1. ↓ 837Christena#981 → #1,818
  2. ↓ 642Tiny#961 → #1,603
  3. ↓ 504Dominga#881 → #1,385
  4. ↓ 504Florrie#881 → #1,385
  5. ↓ 419Veola#925 → #1,344

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 130,952 of them was named Birdie, which outranked 13.2% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Birdie
  1. #2,915Zachariah6
  2. #2,915Zane6
  3. #2,915Zoltan6
  4. #3,264Birdie5
  5. #3,264Abbey5
  6. #3,264Ada5
  7. #3,264Adan5

Tied with 495 names at #3,264; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. ↑ 817Gilmore#1,803 → #986
  2. ↑ 647Santos#1,580 → #933
  3. ↑ 546Lorenza#1,365 → #819
  4. ↑ 534Bobby#1,441 → #907
  5. ↑ 534Gino#1,441 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 918Bernardo#950 → #1,868
  2. ↓ 692Eston#995 → #1,687
  3. ↓ 692Rolf#995 → #1,687
  4. ↓ 613Orson#995 → #1,608
  5. ↓ 458West#930 → #1,388

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1914 →