Byrd
The Story of Byrd
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Byrd as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1893 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Byrd — #739 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Byrd on record arrived during the 1890s, its defining decade. Byrd last appeared in the published SSA data in 1934, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 253 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Byrd on the record books as a boy name in 1881, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 26 Byrds were born — ranking #1,408 that year. About 26% of every Byrd on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Byrd last appeared in the published SSA data in 1963, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 709 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 Byrd
Byrd is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 709 births in the dataset. Byrd's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Byrd'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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