Burton
Last seen for girls in 1961 at #6,567 · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1925 · 597 births
- Debut · boys
- 34 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 22,486since 1880
Burton over time
Rank among boys' names. Burton has never cracked the top 200 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 | — | #4,396 | 23 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,067 | 19 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,629 | 31 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,344 | 35 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,582 | 31 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,698 | 20 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,230 | 24 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,354 | 23 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,105 | 25 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,098 | 25 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,149 | 36 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,787 | 27 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,497 | 30 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,115 | 36 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,792 | 27 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,894 | 26 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,919 | 26 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,901 | 19 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,591 | 29 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,888 | 25 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,241 | 31 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,217 | 30 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,732 | 23 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,554 | 24 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,721 | 22 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,764 | 21 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,279 | 24 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,092 | 25 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,351 | 21 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,218 | 37 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,847 | 25 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,219 | 36 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,162 | 36 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,362 | 31 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,768 | 45 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,809 | 43 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,516 | 54 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,482 | 51 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,316 | 56 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,199 | 63 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,282 | 56 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,174 | 60 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,059 | 70 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,050 | 75 | |
| 1981 | — | #938 | 91 | |
| 1980 | — | #908 | 97 | |
| 1979 | — | #901 | 94 | |
| 1978 | — | #847 | 102 | |
| 1977 | — | #859 | 98 | |
| 1976 | — | #921 | 82 | |
| 1975 | — | #922 | 79 | |
| 1974 | — | #861 | 86 | |
| 1973 | — | #847 | 87 | |
| 1972 | — | #750 | 112 | |
| 1971 | — | #748 | 119 | |
| 1970 | — | #749 | 121 | |
| 1969 | — | #720 | 117 | |
| 1968 | — | #689 | 120 | |
| 1967 | — | #655 | 129 | |
| 1966 | — | #603 | 152 | |
| 1965 | — | #602 | 160 | |
| 1964 | — | #613 | 163 | |
| 1963 | — | #562 | 197 | |
| 1962 | — | #624 | 154 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #586 | 182 |
| 1960 | — | #571 | 186 | |
| 1959 | — | #598 | 171 | |
| 1958 | — | #612 | 158 | |
| 1957 | — | #552 | 196 | |
| 1956 | — | #551 | 191 | |
| 1955 | — | #547 | 183 | |
| 1954 | — | #525 | 192 | |
| 1953 | — | #470 | 222 | |
| 1952 | — | #471 | 217 | |
| 1951 | — | #462 | 216 | |
| 1950 | — | #421 | 252 | |
| 1949 | — | #411 | 270 | |
| 1948 | — | #426 | 246 | |
| 1947 | — | #401 | 293 | |
| 1946 | — | #388 | 285 | |
| 1945 | — | #359 | 273 | |
| 1944 | — | #349 | 293 | |
| 1943 | — | #350 | 304 | |
| 1942 | — | #342 | 317 | |
| 1941 | — | #322 | 334 | |
| 1940 | — | #301 | 345 | |
| 1939 | — | #314 | 312 | |
| 1938 | — | #282 | 384 | |
| 1937 | — | #269 | 410 | |
| 1936 | — | #256 | 435 | |
| 1935 | — | #273 | 399 | |
| 1934 | — | #260 | 433 | |
| 1933 | — | #253 | 427 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #257 | 440 |
| 1931 | — | #243 | 473 | |
| 1930 | — | #227 | 560 | |
| 1929 | — | #231 | 545 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #243 | 518 |
| 1927 | — | #240 | 546 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #237 | 558 |
| 1925 | — | #222 | 597 | |
| 1924 | — | #245 | 551 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #252 | 495 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #256 | 479 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #249 | 503 |
| 1920 | — | #263 | 433 | |
| 1919 | — | #248 | 456 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #251 | 450 |
| 1917 | — | #252 | 398 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #266 | 358 |
| 1915 | — | #268 | 328 | |
| 1914 | — | #285 | 244 | |
| 1913 | — | #266 | 207 | |
| 1912 | — | #280 | 163 | |
| 1911 | — | #288 | 84 | |
| 1910 | — | #345 | 53 | |
| 1909 | — | #318 | 52 | |
| 1908 | — | #403 | 34 | |
| 1907 | — | #324 | 43 | |
| 1906 | — | #281 | 50 | |
| 1905 | — | #384 | 30 | |
| 1904 | — | #306 | 41 | |
| 1903 | — | #253 | 52 | |
| 1902 | — | #367 | 29 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #354 | 38 | |
| 1899 | — | #311 | 32 | |
| 1898 | — | #307 | 38 | |
| 1897 | — | #367 | 26 | |
| 1896 | — | #282 | 42 | |
| 1895 | — | #358 | 27 | |
| 1894 | — | #332 | 29 | |
| 1893 | — | #317 | 30 | |
| 1892 | — | #329 | 32 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #328 | 28 | |
| 1889 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1888 | — | #278 | 42 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | — | #288 | 35 | |
| 1885 | — | #298 | 32 | |
| 1884 | — | #278 | 38 | |
| 1883 | — | #261 | 40 | |
| 1882 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1881 | — | #237 | 42 | |
| 1880 | — | #283 | 34 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Burton was already there! It came in at #283, and was given to 34 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2008–2011, when fewer than 28 boys a year got the name.
Where Burton is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#76 · 1 in 294
- Connecticut#92 · 1 in 677
- South Dakota#145 · 1 in 729
- North Dakota#151 · 1 in 835
- Michigan#153 · 1 in 985
Best ever in a state: #45 in Vermont, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #76 | 7 | 1 in 294 |
| Connecticut | #92 | 17 | 1 in 677 |
| South Dakota | #145 | 7 | 1 in 729 |
| North Dakota | #151 | 8 | 1 in 835 |
| Michigan | #153 | 28 | 1 in 985 |
| Washington | #160 | 7 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Colorado | #166 | 6 | 1 in 1,033 |
| California | #184 | 14 | 1 in 1,282 |
| Wisconsin | #184 | 14 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Iowa | #189 | 13 | 1 in 1,388 |
| Massachusetts | #193 | 13 | 1 in 2,236 |
| Minnesota | #194 | 13 | 1 in 1,446 |
| New York | #203 | 36 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Nebraska | #207 | 7 | 1 in 1,486 |
| Ohio | #207 | 20 | 1 in 2,030 |
| New Jersey | #211 | 8 | 1 in 3,030 |
| Illinois | #239 | 20 | 1 in 2,485 |
| Pennsylvania | #241 | 22 | 1 in 3,335 |
| Virginia | #260 | 8 | 1 in 2,306 |
| Indiana | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,907 |
| Kansas | #282 | 5 | 1 in 2,636 |
| Alabama | #289 | 9 | 1 in 2,352 |
| Kentucky | #325 | 7 | 1 in 2,816 |
| Oklahoma | #360 | 5 | 1 in 3,111 |
| Missouri | #376 | 6 | 1 in 4,101 |
| Louisiana | #397 | 5 | 1 in 2,966 |
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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 Burton
- 671 spots since 2024 (#5,067 → #4,396)
- 302 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #4,396)
- 1,247 spots since 2015 (#3,149 → #4,396)
- Biggest jump: 114 spots in 1903 (#367 → #253)
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 1982 (#938 → #1,050)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1925 at #222 (597 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1981
- Highest: 1 in 1,869 boys born in 1925 were named Burton (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 74,264 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 23.2% of all boys named Burton (5,225) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 348 | #237 (1881) | #290 |
| 1890s | 313 | #282 (1896) | #324 |
| 1900s | 404 | #253 (1903) | #328 |
| 1910s | 2,741 | #248 (1919) | #275 |
| 1920s | 5,225 | #222 (1925) | #244 |
| 1930s | 4,273 | #227 (1930) | #263 |
| 1940s | 2,960 | #301 (1940) | #365 |
| 1950s | 1,998 | #421 (1950) | #521 |
| 1960s | 1,560 | #562 (1963) | #623 |
| 1970s | 980 | #748 (1971) | #841 |
| 1980s | 673 | #908 (1980) | #1,192 |
| 1990s | 323 | #1,768 (1991) | #2,511 |
| 2000s | 250 | #3,217 (2004) | #3,753 |
| 2010s | 279 | #3,115 (2012) | #3,802 |
| 2020s | 159 | #3,344 (2022) | #4,119 |
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.
Burton in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 208,867 of them was named Burton, which outranked 14.4% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 744 names at #4,417; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 2,486 of them was named Burton, which outranked 94.1% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.