Meanings & themes
Bird names taking flight
8 names · 5 girls · 3 boys · records through 2025
Bird names are the quiet stars of the nature-name movement: small, melodic, and suddenly everywhere — Wren flew into the top-100 almost overnight.
This guide has 8 names: 5 girl names and 3 boy names. A curated set of bird words matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
Before the names
Here's the flock in real use, each with its live rank.
Boy names
3 names
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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