How Many People Are Named Bird?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Bird. It is used for both genders, with 52.6% female. The average bearer is 120 years old, and Bird peaked in popularity in 1880 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bird as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bird paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 120, Bird is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1916.
- Bird is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
52.6% confidence
Average Age
120
years old
Peak Year
1880
17 births
Total Registered
230
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bird
Bird is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (47.4%) and females (52.6%). Out of 230 total births registered, 109 were male and 121 were female.
Bird as a male name
Ranked #3,269 in 1929
7 male births in 1929
Peak: 1880 (7 births)
Bird as a female name
Ranked #4,371 in 1926
6 female births in 1926
Peak: 1888 (11 births)
Bird: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bird span from the 1880s to the 1920s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1880s, when 105 babies were registered. Bird has declined significantly from its peak in the 1880s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bird by Decade
How has Bird tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bird + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bird as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bird
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bird: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bird?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Bird are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Bird a common name?
Bird is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 230 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bird most popular?
Bird reached peak popularity in 1880, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bird is approximately 120 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bird a female name?
Bird is predominantly female. 52.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bird Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bird Smith, Bird Johnson, Bird Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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