Burnell vs Burl

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

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Burnell

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Name B

Burl

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Metric Burnell Burl
Current Rank Unranked #9898
Total Births (all years) 2,790 7,181
Peak Year 1920 1921
Peak Year Births 67 211
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burnell Burl
1880s - 152
1890s - 135
1900s 14 180
1910s 326 989
1920s 562 1,656
1930s 467 1,292
1940s 410 994
1950s 364 832
1960s 216 452
1970s 148 265
1980s 122 144
1990s 88 42
2000s 29 18
2010s 34 18
2020s 10 12

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burnell Burl
2016 5 -
2017 5 6
2018 - 6
2020 5 -
2022 5 5
2024 - 7

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, 1906–2022.

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