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

Boy name · Rank #5047

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Metric Burk Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 244 22,464
Peak Year 1969 1925
Peak Year Births 11 597
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burk Burton
1880ss — 348
1890ss 6 313
1900ss — 404
1910ss 10 2,741
1920ss 33 5,225
1930ss 22 4,273
1940ss 10 2,960
1950ss 23 1,998
1960ss 51 1,560
1970ss 33 981
1980ss — 674
1990ss 6 323
2000ss 22 250
2010ss 28 278
2020ss — 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burk Burton
2014 — 27
2015 — 36
2016 — 25
2017 — 25
2018 6 22
2019 6 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, 1891–2019.

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