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.
- English
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Birdie
The earliest SSA record of Birdie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 85 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 426 newborns named Birdie — #677 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Birdie ranks #677 for baby girls with 426 births, rising sharply (+87% over the past five years). All told, over 15K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Birdie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Birdie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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
Phonetically similar names — useful when Birdie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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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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