Burleigh vs Burton

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

Name A

Burleigh

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Name B

Burton

Boy name · Rank #5047

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Metric Burleigh Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 467 22,464
Peak Year 1932 1925
Peak Year Births 29 597
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burleigh Burton
1880ss — 348
1890ss 11 313
1900ss — 404
1910ss 59 2,741
1920ss 113 5,225
1930ss 137 4,273
1940ss 78 2,960
1950ss 51 1,998
1960ss 13 1,560
1970ss 5 981
1980ss — 674
1990ss — 323
2000ss — 250
2010ss — 278
2020ss — 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burleigh 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, 1892–1971.

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