Names That Mean Bird
Names that trace to a recorded bird root — doves (Jemima, Colman), ravens, eagles (Arnold, 'eagle power') and the bird itself (Birdie, the Avi- names).
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
arô + waldą — “eagle + power” | 120#1,477 | Up 267 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
yônâh — “dove” | 2,828#128 | Steady | 2008 | ||
yônâh — “dove” | 476#599 | Down 113 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Columba — “dove” via Calum | 2,995#118 | Up 218 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
birdie — “little bird” | 422#670 | Up 331 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Star — “starling” via Star | 63#2,747 | Down 865 rank positions in five years | 1997 | ||
avian — “of birds” | 491#595 | Down 215 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
avian — “of birds” | 301#887 | Down 373 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Star — “starling” | 92#2,062 | Down 456 rank positions in five years | 1997 | ||
berhtaz + hrabnaz — “bright + raven” | 9#8,349 | Down 190 rank positions in five years | 1923 | ||
columbus — “a dove” | —Unranked | — | 1922 | ||
Columba — “dove” | 313#799 | Up 130 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
fuġol + tūn — “bird + dwelling” | 67#2,153 | Down 99 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
arn- — “eagle” | 7#9,790 | Down 150 rank positions in five years | 1916 | ||
ṣippōr — “bird” | 83#2,238 | Up 473 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
arô + waldą — “eagle + power” via Arnold | 14#6,168 | Up 1,382 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
יְמִימָה — “dove” | 43#3,543 | Up 567 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
columba — “dove” | 8#9,072 | new | 2002 | ||
Columba — “dove” | 12#6,877 | Up 2,017 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
columbus — “a dove” via Columbus | —Unranked | — | 1884 | ||
Ingwaz + hrabnaz — “a Germanic god + raven” | —Unranked | — | 1917 | ||
linnet — “a type of bird” | —Unranked | — | 1967 | ||
יְמִימָה — “dove” via Jemima | 5#15,937 | Up 242 rank positions in five years | 1987 | ||
arô + waldą — “eagle + power” via Arnold | —Unranked | — | 1953 | ||
arô + waldą — “eagle + power” via Arnold | —Unranked | — | 1955 |
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Every name here has a documented root whose literal meaning matches this theme. Each name’s subtitle gives its documented root and meaning. Where it says "via", the name is a recorded form of another name (Maggie of Margaret) and the meaning is the base name's. Roots are extracted from etymologies on Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ranks come from official birth card-application data; "—" means fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, a genuinely rare pick rather than an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.