Holding steady.
Popularity of Bird since 1880
Babies named Bird per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1888, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Bird's real moment was 1880.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | 44 |
| 1890s | 39 | 11 |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 |
| 1910s | 5 | 29 |
| 1920s | 6 | 25 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
As a given name, Bird is remarkably rare, never appearing in the top 1000 in U.S. Social Security records. Its first recorded year is 1880, when it was given to a handful of children. In 2025, it remains unranked, with a stable trajectory. The name has no relationship to any top states or regions, and its usage is so infrequent that one-in-N statistics are not meaningful. Bird is a true outlier, a nature word that some parents select for its simplicity and evocative quality.
Bird is a modern coinage, likely derived from the English word for the feathered animal, used as a given name since the late 19th century. It may have originated as a nickname for a person with birdlike qualities or as a variant of the surname Byrd, which also referred to someone who kept or resembled a bird.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Byrd
Sibling names for Bird
Names that share Bird's style, for a brother or sister.
