Burns vs Burl

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

Name A

Burns

Boy name

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Name B

Burl

Boy name · Rank #10890

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Metric Burns Burl
Current Rank Unranked #10890
Total Births (all years) 584 7,180
Peak Year 1920 1921
Peak Year Births 30 211
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burns Burl
1880ss 5 152
1890ss 12 135
1900ss — 180
1910ss 123 989
1920ss 168 1,656
1930ss 97 1,292
1940ss 69 994
1950ss 70 832
1960ss 29 452
1970ss 5 265
1980ss — 144
1990ss — 42
2000ss — 18
2010ss 6 18
2020ss — 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burns Burl
2016 6 —
2017 — 6
2018 — 6
2022 — 5
2024 — 6

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, 1886–2016.

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