How Many People Are Named Birta?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Birta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Birta peaked in popularity in 1945 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Birta 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 Birta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Birta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Birta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1945
8 births
Total Registered
19
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Birta
Birta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Birta as a female name
Ranked #3,419 in 1945
8 female births in 1945
Peak: 1945 (8 births)
Birta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Birta span from the 1930s to the 1940s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 11 babies were registered. While Birta is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Birta by Decade
How has Birta 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.
Birta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Birta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Birta
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Birta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Birta?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Birta 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 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Birta a common name?
Birta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Birta most popular?
Birta reached peak popularity in 1945, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Birta is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Birta a female name?
Birta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Birta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Birta Smith, Birta Johnson, Birta 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me