ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1914 First Year 1914 Last Year 1914 Peak Year #3618 Peak Rank 5 Total Count 1 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Birt What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Birt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charlie Birt, Canadian politician Clinker Birt (1890–1948), Australian rugby union player Daniel Birt (1907–1955), English film director and editor Diane F. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birt) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birt) 📖 ## The Story of Birt Birt first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 13 births, good for #2,152 nationwide. About 28% of every Birt on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Birt last appeared in the published SSA data in 1953, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 268 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Birt Phonetically similar names — useful when Birt is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Bert](/bert) * [Burt](/burt) * Brt * Burtt * Birte * [Berte](/berte) * Berht * [Bird](/bird) * Burd * [Byrd](/byrd) * Brd * Bered Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Birt What does the name Birt mean? Birt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charlie Birt, Canadian politician Clinker Birt (1890–1948), Australian rugby union player Daniel Birt (1907–1955), English film director and editor Diane F. How popular is Birt in 2026? In 2026, Birt ranks #3,799 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Birt most popular? Birt reached its peak popularity in 1916, ranking #2,152 that year with 13 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Birt most popular? Birt has historically been most popular in Arkansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Birt. Is Birt a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Birt is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Birt? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Birt include Claus, Oda, Lytle. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧AlvildePeak #3618](/alvilde)[👧ArbeliaPeak #3618](/arbelia)[👧ArbellePeak #3618](/arbelle)[👧AsuntaPeak #3618](/asunta)[👧ColistaPeak #3618](/colista)[👧DolorousPeak #3618](/dolorous)[👧DomicellaPeak #3618](/domicella)[👧EdmayPeak #3618](/edmay) ## About the name Birt Birt is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 268 births in the dataset. Birt's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,152\. Use the chart and map above to compare Birt's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1916 → ](/year/1916) * [ Names of the 1910s → ](/decade/1910s) * [ Names starting with "B" → ](/letter/b) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.