How Many People Are Named Byrd?
An estimated 128 people in the United States have the first name Byrd. It is used for both genders, with 73.7% male. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Byrd peaked in popularity in 1919 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Byrd 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 Byrd paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Byrd is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
Estimated Living Americans
128
About 1 in 2,677,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
73.7% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1919
33 births
Total Registered
962
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Byrd
Byrd is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (73.7%) and females (26.3%). Out of 962 total births registered, 709 were male and 253 were female.
Byrd as a male name
Ranked #4,115 in 1963
5 male births in 1963
Peak: 1919 (26 births)
Byrd as a female name
Ranked #3,873 in 1934
6 female births in 1934
Peak: 1893 (16 births)
Byrd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Byrd span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 203 babies were registered. Byrd has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Byrd by Decade
How has Byrd 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.
Byrd by State
Byrd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Byrd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Byrd
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Byrd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Byrd?
We estimate approximately 128 people named Byrd 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 2,677,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Byrd a common name?
Byrd is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 962 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Byrd most popular?
Byrd reached peak popularity in 1919, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Byrd is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Byrd a male name?
Byrd is predominantly male. 73.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Byrd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Byrd Smith, Byrd Johnson, Byrd 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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