Burt

Where Burt comes from

The dictionaries list Burt as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #258 among boys with 42 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #399.
  3. 1913
    Burt Lancaster born
    American actor
  4. 1928
    Burt Bacharach born
    American pianist, composer, producer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Burt Lancaster · American actor, 1913–1994
  • Burt Bacharach · American pianist, composer, producer, 1928–2023
  • Burt Young · American actor, 1940–2023
  • Burt Rutan · American aerospace engineer, born 1943
  • Burt Ward · American actor, born 1945

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.