Boy nameCurrently #5,076 in the USSteady

Burton

//ˈbɜrtən//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19256 lettersStarts with B

Meaning & origin

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Burton's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Burton, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Burton
188034
188142
188238
188340
188438
188532
188635
188723
188842
188924
189028
189129
189232
189330
189429
189527
189642
189726
189838
189932
190038
190135
190229
190352
190441
190530
190650
190743
190834
190952
191053
191184
1912163
1913207
1914244
1915328
1916363
1917398
1918455
1919456
1920433
1921508
1922485
1923500
1924551
1925597
1926563
1927546
1928523
1929545
1930560
1931473
1932447
1933427
1934433
1935399
1936435
1937410
1938384
1939312
1940345
1941334
1942317
1943304
1944293
1945273
1946285
1947293
1948246
1949270
1950252
1951216
1952217
1953222
1954192
1955183
1956191
1957196
1958158
1959171
1960186
1961187
1962154
1963197
1964163
1965160
1966152
1967129
1968120
1969117
1970121
1971119
1972112
197388
197486
197579
197682
197798
1978102
197994
198098
198191
198275
198370
198460
198556
198663
198756
198851
198954
199043
199145
199231
199336
199436
199525
199637
199721
199825
199924
200021
200122
200224
200323
200430
200531
200625
200729
200819
200926
201026
201127
201236
201330
201427
201536
201625
201725
201822
201924
202020
202131
202235
202331
202419

Burton through the decades

  • Burton peaked in 1925, when 597 babies were named Burton in the US.
  • Burton currently ranks #5,076 in the US and is holding steady.

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