Given name
Birdy
“resembling a little bird”·“resembling a bird”
Birdy is a variant of Birdena. One American interpretation is “resembling a little bird.” Birdy is a variant of Byrd. One English interpretation is “resembling a bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Birdy is a variant of Birdena. One American interpretation is “resembling a little bird.” Birdy is a variant of Byrd. One English interpretation is “resembling a bird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Birdy is a variant of Birdena. An origin associated with Birdena is American. Birdy is a variant of Byrd. An origin associated with Byrd is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Birdy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 93
- 0 boys · 93 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,585 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,585 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Birdy’s family of names
Birdy has a related form in Byrd. Birdy has a related form in Birdena.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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