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Birch

Pronunciation
[Bi-rch]
Gender
Male
Meaning
Bright: Shining: The Birch Tree.
Origin
English

Birch Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 335 baby boys have been named Birch. The name peaked in 2017 with 20 US births that year (rank #4764).

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5-Letter Names Starting with B

Names with Birch's exact length and starting letter: Badal, Bader, Badia, Badra, Badru.

Quick Facts About Birch

5,642
English baby names in our dictionary
3,391
English male names
209
5-letter B-names in our dictionary
783
B-male names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

Variant Forms

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Birk Birch Tree Male English
Burch Birch Male English

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