Birdie
Birdie is a given name used in reference to an informal English diminutive word for a bird. Spelling variants include Birdee, Birdy, and Byrdie.
Meaning & Origin of Birdie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Birdie is a given name used in reference to an informal English diminutive word for a bird. Spelling variants include Birdee, Birdy, and Byrdie.
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The Story of Birdie
Birdie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 85 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 426 Birdies were born — ranking #677 that year. As of 2026, Birdie ranks #677 for baby girls with 426 births, rising sharply (+87% over the past five years). In total, more than 15K Birdies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Birdie
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- Birdie Alexander (1870–1960), American educator and music teacher
- Birdie Amsterdam (1901–1996), American attorney and judge
- Birdice “Birdie” Blye-Richardson (1871–1935), American pianist
- Birdie Draper (1916–2005), American parachutist and stunt performer
- Birdie Reeve Kay (1907–1996), American champion typist and vaudeville performer
- Ju-Yun “Birdie” Kim , born 1981, South Korean professional golfer
- Bertha “Birdie” Parker Pollan (1907–1978), American archaeologist
- George Robert “Birdie” Tebbetts (1912–1999), American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive.
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Names that sound like Birdie
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About the name Birdie
Birdie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Birdie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #151. Use the chart and map above to compare Birdie'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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