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Pronounced BER-dee-ah /ˈbɜr.di.ə/Medium

Meaning: Birdia takes the plain English word bird and dresses it with the feminine -ia ending common in turn-of-the-century American names, in the same manner as Pearlia or Rosia; it is a literal word name rather than one drawn from an older language.Medium

In 30 seconds: Birdia takes the word bird and adds a feminine -ia ending. It stayed rare in the United States, peaking early around 1929 (said BER-dee-ah).

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningBirdia takes the plain English word bird and dresses it with the feminine -ia ending common in turn-of-the-century American names, in the same manner as Pearlia or Rosia; it is a literal word name rather than one drawn from an older language.

U.S. rank (1958)#5464 ↘ Falling

1958 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1929

Total births (all-time)≈ 489

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Birdia takes the English word bird and elaborates it with an -ia ending, part of a turn-of-the-century fashion for nature-word names dressed up as formal-sounding given names. It sits alongside the more familiar Birdie.

Birdia was never common, given to only about eighteen girls a year at its peak around 1929, and it had vanished from records by the late 1950s. It reads today as a distinctly antique nature name.

Did you know? Birdia belongs to a small flock of early American bird-word names - Bird, Birdie, Birdella, Birdia - that treated the word bird itself as a source of girls' names, prized for lightness and grace.

Overall data confidence 55%

References - Birdia — English word 'bird' with feminine -ia ending

Variations

BirdieBirdaByrdia

Nicknames

BirdieBird

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Birdia mean?

It takes the English word bird and adds a feminine -ia ending; it is a literal nature-word name.

How do you pronounce Birdia?

It is said BER-dee-ah /ˈbɜr.di.ə/, three syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Birdia a boy or girl name?

Birdia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Birdia?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about eighteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-twenties, and it has not returned since.