Burdette
Last seen for girls in 1959 at #6,245 · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #5,355
Given to boys 93.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1922 · 74 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,714since 1885
Burdette over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,554 | 7 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
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| 1970 | — | #3,836 | 7 | |
| 1969 | — | #4,404 | 5 | |
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| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,987 | 16 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,848 | 9 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,685 | 10 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,361 | 12 | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,820 | 17 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,599 | 22 |
| 1946 | — | #1,949 | 14 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,328 | 25 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,308 | 28 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,682 | 18 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,297 | 26 | |
| 1938 | — | #963 | 43 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,182 | 31 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,098 | 35 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,266 | 28 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | — | #963 | 46 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,065 | 40 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,021 | 45 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1928 | — | #963 | 50 | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #1,350 | 30 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #1,034 | 45 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #1,022 | 45 |
| 1924 | — | #993 | 50 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #905 | 57 |
| 1922 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #1,026 | 46 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #835 | 65 |
| 1919 | — | #799 | 66 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #789 | 68 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #864 | 54 |
| 1916 | — | #877 | 52 | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #980 | 41 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #967 | 33 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #950 | 27 |
| 1912 | — | #854 | 27 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #1,021 | 8 |
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| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
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| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
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| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
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| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Burdette! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1904, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Burdette is popular in 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#252 · 1 in 2,448
- Iowa#275 · 1 in 2,987
- Illinois#466 · 1 in 9,954
- Ohio#467 · 1 in 10,799
Best ever in a state: #186 in South Dakota, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #252 | 5 | 1 in 2,448 |
| Iowa | #275 | 7 | 1 in 2,987 |
| Illinois | #466 | 6 | 1 in 9,954 |
| Ohio | #467 | 5 | 1 in 10,799 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
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| California | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Burdette
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1979
- Biggest jump: 436 spots in 1912 (#1,290 → #854)
- Biggest drop: 334 spots in 1939 (#963 → #1,297)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1922 at #766 (74 births)
- Births halved by 1927, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1912–1920
- Highest: 1 in 14,705 boys born in 1922 were named Burdette (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 286,923 boys born in 1979 (0.00%)
- 28.9% of all boys named Burdette (495) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1955, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,051 (1899) | #1,051 |
| 1900s | 34 | #1,002 (1905) | #1,048 |
| 1910s | 383 | #789 (1918) | #968 |
| 1920s | 495 | #766 (1922) | #1,011 |
| 1930s | 361 | #963 (1932) | #1,114 |
| 1940s | 193 | #1,300 (1941) | #1,683 |
| 1950s | 127 | #1,746 (1950) | #2,373 |
| 1960s | 80 | #1,987 (1965) | #3,178 |
| 1970s | 31 | #3,836 (1970) | #4,891 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Burdette in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 22,655 of them was named Burdette, which outranked 80.0% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #984Layton51
- #984Lynwood51
- #984Tillman51
- #993Burdette50
- #993Alec50
- #993Art50
- #993Brice50
- #1,005Auther49
- #1,005Clell49
- #1,005Courtney49
Tied with 11 names at #993; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.