Birdie
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning little bird; diminutive of Byrd.
How Birdie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2021 | #896 |
| 2022 | #803 |
| 2023 | #701 |
| 2024 | #754 |
| 2025 | #670 |
Birdie by the numbers
In 2025, 64 babies in England and Wales were named Birdie. In the US, 94 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 275 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 1,100 American girls born that year was called Birdie.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Birdie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Billieresolute protector; a form of William331 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brodieditch or muddy place331 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bodieherald, messenger; from place name89 in England and Wales (2025)
- Barbieforeign; a diminutive of Barbara29 in the US (2017)
- Berniebrave bear; diminutive of Bernard26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bridiea form of Bridget; exalted or high24 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Birdie
Names that are said the same way as Birdie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Birdybird; diminutive or nickname form6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Birdie, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Birdie
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