Burford vs Burton

Side-by-side comparison of Burford and Burton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Burford

Boy name

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Name B

Burton

Boy name · Rank #5047

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Metric Burford Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 51 22,464
Peak Year 1922 1925
Peak Year Births 11 597
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burford Burton
1880ss — 348
1890ss — 313
1900ss — 404
1910ss 14 2,741
1920ss 24 5,225
1930ss 13 4,273
1940ss — 2,960
1950ss — 1,998
1960ss — 1,560
1970ss — 981
1980ss — 674
1990ss — 323
2000ss — 250
2010ss — 278
2020ss — 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burford Burton
2014 — 27
2015 — 36
2016 — 25
2017 — 25
2018 — 22
2019 — 24
2020 — 20
2021 — 31
2022 — 35
2023 — 31
2024 — 19

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–1936.

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