Burns vs Burton

Side-by-side comparison of Burns and Burton — 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

Burton

Boy name · Rank #5047

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Metric Burns Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 584 22,464
Peak Year 1920 1925
Peak Year Births 30 597
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burns Burton
1880ss 5 348
1890ss 12 313
1900ss — 404
1910ss 123 2,741
1920ss 168 5,225
1930ss 97 4,273
1940ss 69 2,960
1950ss 70 1,998
1960ss 29 1,560
1970ss 5 981
1980ss — 674
1990ss — 323
2000ss — 250
2010ss 6 278
2020ss — 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burns Burton
2014 — 27
2015 — 36
2016 6 25
2017 — 25
2018 — 22
2019 — 24
2020 — 20
2021 — 31
2022 — 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, 1886–2016.

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