Burnell vs Burton

Side-by-side comparison of Burnell and Burton - 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

Burton

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Metric Burnell Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5067
Total Births (all years) 2,790 22,486
Peak Year 1920 1925
Peak Year Births 67 597
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burnell Burton
1880s - 348
1890s - 313
1900s 14 404
1910s 326 2,741
1920s 562 5,225
1930s 467 4,273
1940s 410 2,960
1950s 364 1,998
1960s 216 1,560
1970s 148 980
1980s 122 673
1990s 88 323
2000s 29 250
2010s 34 279
2020s 10 159

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burnell Burton
2014 - 27
2015 - 36
2016 5 25
2017 5 25
2018 - 23
2019 - 24
2020 5 20
2021 - 31
2022 5 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, 1906–2022.

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