Burley vs Burton

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

Name A

Burley

Boy name

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Name B

Burton

Boy name · Rank #5047

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Metric Burley Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 2,310 22,464
Peak Year 1921 1925
Peak Year Births 58 597
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burley Burton
1880ss 82 348
1890ss 68 313
1900ss 90 404
1910ss 348 2,741
1920ss 448 5,225
1930ss 377 4,273
1940ss 320 2,960
1950ss 234 1,998
1960ss 167 1,560
1970ss 97 981
1980ss 41 674
1990ss 15 323
2000ss 5 250
2010ss 11 278
2020ss 7 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burley Burton
2014 6 27
2015 — 36
2016 5 25
2017 — 25
2018 — 22
2019 — 24
2020 7 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, 1880–2020.

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