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.

Name A

Burnell

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Name B

Burton

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Metric Burnell Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 2,790 22,464
Peak Year 1920 1925
Peak Year Births 67 597
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burnell Burton
1880ss — 348
1890ss — 313
1900ss 14 404
1910ss 326 2,741
1920ss 562 5,225
1930ss 467 4,273
1940ss 410 2,960
1950ss 364 1,998
1960ss 216 1,560
1970ss 148 981
1980ss 122 674
1990ss 88 323
2000ss 29 250
2010ss 34 278
2020ss 10 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burnell Burton
2014 — 27
2015 — 36
2016 5 25
2017 5 25
2018 — 22
2019 — 24
2020 5 20
2021 — 31
2022 5 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, 1906–2022.

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