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 #5067

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Metric Burgess Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5067
Total Births (all years) 1,089 22,486
Peak Year 1922 1925
Peak Year Births 28 597
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burgess Burton
1880s 5 348
1890s 11 313
1900s 13 404
1910s 162 2,741
1920s 208 5,225
1930s 154 4,273
1940s 177 2,960
1950s 114 1,998
1960s 95 1,560
1970s 64 980
1980s 58 673
1990s 16 323
2000s 5 250
2010s 7 279
2020s - 159

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burgess Burton
2014 - 27
2015 - 36
2016 - 25
2017 - 25
2018 - 23
2019 - 24
2020 - 20
2021 - 31
2022 - 35
2023 - 31
2024 - 19
2025 - 23

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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