How Many People Are Named Birney?
An estimated 20 people in the United States have the first name Birney. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Birney peaked in popularity in 1921 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Birney 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 Birney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Birney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Birney is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
20
About 1 in 17,137,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1921
6 births
Total Registered
72
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Birney
Birney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 72 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Birney as a male name
Ranked #3,877 in 1954
5 male births in 1954
Peak: 1921 (6 births)
Birney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Birney span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 28 babies were registered. Birney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Birney by Decade
How has Birney 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.
Birney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Birney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Birney
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Birney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Birney?
We estimate approximately 20 people named Birney 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 17,137,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Birney a common name?
Birney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 72 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Birney most popular?
Birney reached peak popularity in 1921, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Birney is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Birney a male name?
Birney is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Birney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Birney Smith, Birney Johnson, Birney 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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