Burns vs Burt

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

Name A

Burns

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Name B

Burt

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Burns Burt
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 584 6,555
Peak Year 1920 1956
Peak Year Births 30 152
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burns Burt
1880ss 5 277
1890ss 12 179
1900ss — 144
1910ss 123 482
1920ss 168 756
1930ss 97 729
1940ss 69 802
1950ss 70 1,238
1960ss 29 922
1970ss 5 669
1980ss — 262
1990ss — 70
2000ss — 19
2010ss 6 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burns Burt
2016 6 —
2017 — 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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