Burl
Last seen for girls in 1929 at #4,053 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 19 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,181since 1880
Burl over time
Rank among boys' names. Burl has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | #9,894 | 7 | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #10,775 | 6 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | #8,339 | 7 | |
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,760 | 11 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,882 | 11 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,529 | 19 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,071 | 14 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,596 | 18 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,003 | 27 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,012 | 24 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,131 | 22 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,134 | 21 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,618 | 30 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,586 | 30 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,535 | 31 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,526 | 32 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,396 | 36 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,252 | 40 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,147 | 43 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,198 | 39 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,299 | 34 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,106 | 45 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,096 | 48 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,121 | 47 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,147 | 45 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,078 | 52 | |
| 1960 | — | #996 | 59 | |
| 1959 | — | #950 | 65 | |
| 1958 | — | #928 | 67 | |
| 1957 | — | #897 | 71 | |
| 1956 | — | #833 | 80 | |
| 1955 | — | #745 | 96 | |
| 1954 | — | #768 | 86 | |
| 1953 | — | #749 | 90 | |
| 1952 | — | #770 | 83 | |
| 1951 | — | #711 | 95 | |
| 1950 | — | #685 | 99 | |
| 1949 | — | #764 | 81 | |
| 1948 | — | #691 | 93 | |
| 1947 | — | #668 | 106 | |
| 1946 | — | #635 | 102 | |
| 1945 | — | #657 | 84 | |
| 1944 | — | #667 | 86 | |
| 1943 | — | #604 | 109 | |
| 1942 | — | #562 | 120 | |
| 1941 | — | #594 | 100 | |
| 1940 | — | #555 | 113 | |
| 1939 | — | #508 | 124 | |
| 1938 | — | #551 | 110 | |
| 1937 | — | #511 | 127 | |
| 1936 | — | #504 | 127 | |
| 1935 | — | #482 | 137 | |
| 1934 | — | #537 | 120 | |
| 1933 | — | #536 | 113 | |
| 1932 | — | #478 | 144 | |
| 1931 | — | #449 | 156 | |
| 1930 | — | #515 | 134 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #506 | 135 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #466 | 170 |
| 1927 | — | #474 | 163 | |
| 1926 | — | #487 | 152 | |
| 1925 | — | #494 | 150 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #499 | 154 |
| 1923 | — | #489 | 157 | |
| 1922 | — | #440 | 190 | |
| 1921 | — | #418 | 211 | |
| 1920 | — | #459 | 174 | |
| 1919 | — | #521 | 130 | |
| 1918 | — | #504 | 140 | |
| 1917 | — | #504 | 130 | |
| 1916 | — | #464 | 150 | |
| 1915 | — | #488 | 130 | |
| 1914 | — | #508 | 92 | |
| 1913 | — | #462 | 86 | |
| 1912 | — | #484 | 66 | |
| 1911 | — | #577 | 28 | |
| 1910 | — | #454 | 37 | |
| 1909 | — | #473 | 29 | |
| 1908 | — | #553 | 21 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #578 | 18 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #534 | 15 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #497 | 16 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #377 | 19 | |
| 1886 | — | #383 | 21 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Burl was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1994, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Burl is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#203 · 1 in 1,460
- Arkansas#216 · 1 in 1,510
- Oklahoma#219 · 1 in 1,604
- Tennessee#219 · 1 in 1,933
- Kentucky#296 · 1 in 3,036
Best ever in a state: #124 in Arkansas, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #203 | 13 | 1 in 1,460 |
| Arkansas | #216 | 12 | 1 in 1,510 |
| Oklahoma | #219 | 13 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Tennessee | #219 | 14 | 1 in 1,933 |
| Kentucky | #296 | 9 | 1 in 3,036 |
| Missouri | #332 | 6 | 1 in 4,658 |
| North Carolina | #341 | 9 | 1 in 4,020 |
| Alabama | #398 | 6 | 1 in 4,658 |
| Illinois | #472 | 5 | 1 in 11,056 |
| California | #520 | 5 | 1 in 9,571 |
| Texas | #540 | 10 | 1 in 5,887 |
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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 Burl
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 343 spots in 1903 (#794 → #451)
- Biggest drop: 359 spots in 1904 (#451 → #810)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #377 (19 births)
- Births halved by 1895, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
- Highest: 1 in 5,060 boys born in 1891 were named Burl (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 246,127 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #377 in 1887, was only 1 in 5,337 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.1% of all boys named Burl (1,656) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 152 | #377 (1887) | #482 |
| 1890s | 135 | #386 (1891) | #564 |
| 1900s | 180 | #451 (1903) | #576 |
| 1910s | 989 | #454 (1910) | #497 |
| 1920s | 1,656 | #418 (1921) | #473 |
| 1930s | 1,292 | #449 (1931) | #507 |
| 1940s | 994 | #555 (1940) | #640 |
| 1950s | 832 | #685 (1950) | #804 |
| 1960s | 452 | #996 (1960) | #1,144 |
| 1970s | 265 | #1,396 (1970) | #1,865 |
| 1980s | 144 | #2,003 (1980) | #3,732 |
| 1990s | 42 | #4,760 (1991) | #6,084 |
| 2000s | 18 | #8,339 (2001) | #9,641 |
| 2010s | 18 | #10,760 (2018) | #10,767 |
| 2020s | 12 | #9,894 (2024) | #11,112 |
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.
Burl in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 8,926 of them was named Burl, which outranked 87.2% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).