Burk vs Burton

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

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Burk

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Burton

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Metric Burk Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5067
Total Births (all years) 244 22,486
Peak Year 1969 1925
Peak Year Births 11 597
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burk Burton
1880s - 348
1890s 6 313
1900s - 404
1910s 10 2,741
1920s 33 5,225
1930s 22 4,273
1940s 10 2,960
1950s 23 1,998
1960s 51 1,560
1970s 33 980
1980s - 673
1990s 6 323
2000s 22 250
2010s 28 279
2020s - 159

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burk Burton
2014 - 27
2015 - 36
2016 - 25
2017 - 25
2018 6 23
2019 6 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, 1891–2019.

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