Birch
About Birch
Birch is a rarely used nature name that calls to mind the lovely image of the tall, strong but graceful white-barked tree.
The best known bearer of the name is former high-ranking Democratic Senator Birch Evans Bayh, who carried the name of his father and was the principal Senate sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment.
The birch tree has many notable qualities and uses — including the making of furniture, paper, canoes, and drums, is considered the national tree of Russia (where it used to be worshiped as a goddess), the state tree of New Hampshire, and has spiritual significance in several cultures.
As of October 2026, Birch ranked #12294 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2300 in 1913.
Editor's take: The name Birch is a boy's name of English origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,764 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | #4,761 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Birchs
- Birch Evans Bayh
Sr., American basketball coach
- Birch Evans Bayh
Jr., US Senator from Indiana
- Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III
US Senator and 46th Governor of Indiana; son of the above
- Birch Evans "Beau" Bayh IV (b. 1995)
son of the above; twin of brother Nicholas Harrison
Birch in pop culture
- Birchibald T "Birch" Barlow
character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- "Simon Birch
" 1998 film and its main character
- Professor Birch
character in the Pokemon video games
- Birchbox
subscription box service