FOI reference: FOI-2024-2038

You asked

I am requesting documentation for the number of boys/ children registered with the name Bird over the last few years.

We said

Thank you for your request. 

We are responsible for the production of statistics relating to baby names for births registered in England and Wales. For names of babies registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland you will need to contact National Records of Scotland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Centre, respectively. 

Between the years of 1993 and 2023 in England and Wales, there were 3 babies registered with the first forename ‘Bird’. There were 144 babies registered with a second, third or fourth forename of ‘Bird’.