Bird
Bird is the given name of:Bird Stein Gans (1868–1944), American educator involved in parent education Bird Sim Coler (1867–1941), American Comptroller of Greater New York Bird Segle McGuire (1865–1930), American politician Bird Smith, a scouting leader in Malaysia in the 1920s and 1930s Bird Margaret Turner (1877–1962), American mathematician and university professor Bird J.
Meaning & Origin of Bird
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bird is the given name of:Bird Stein Gans (1868–1944), American educator involved in parent education Bird Sim Coler (1867–1941), American Comptroller of Greater New York Bird Segle McGuire (1865–1930), American politician Bird Smith, a scouting leader in Malaysia in the 1920s and 1930s Bird Margaret Turner (1877–1962), American mathematician and university professor Bird J.
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The Story of Bird
As a girl name
Bird first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1888: 11 births, good for #793 nationwide. About 50% of every Bird on record arrived during the 1880s, its defining decade. Bird last appeared in the published SSA data in 1926, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 121 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Bird as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 7 babies received it. 1880 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Bird — #745 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Bird on record arrived during the 1880s, its defining decade. Bird last appeared in the published SSA data in 1929, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 109 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bird
Bird is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 121 births in the dataset. Bird's peak popularity came in 1888 when it ranked #793. Use the chart and map above to compare Bird's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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