Burgess vs Burton

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

Name A

Burgess

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Name B

Burton

Boy name · Rank #5047

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Metric Burgess Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 1,089 22,464
Peak Year 1922 1925
Peak Year Births 28 597
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burgess Burton
1880ss 5 348
1890ss 11 313
1900ss 13 404
1910ss 162 2,741
1920ss 208 5,225
1930ss 154 4,273
1940ss 177 2,960
1950ss 114 1,998
1960ss 95 1,560
1970ss 64 981
1980ss 58 674
1990ss 16 323
2000ss 5 250
2010ss 7 278
2020ss — 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burgess 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, 1884–2010.

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