Burr vs Burton

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

Name A

Burr

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Name B

Burton

Boy name · Rank #5067

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Metric Burr Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5067
Total Births (all years) 803 22,486
Peak Year 1916 1925
Peak Year Births 23 597
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burr Burton
1880s 79 348
1890s 45 313
1900s 27 404
1910s 143 2,741
1920s 167 5,225
1930s 92 4,273
1940s 101 2,960
1950s 92 1,998
1960s 31 1,560
1970s 26 980
1980s - 673
1990s - 323
2000s - 250
2010s - 279
2020s - 159

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burr Burton
2014 - 27
2015 - 36
2016 - 25
2017 - 25
2018 - 23
2019 - 24
2020 - 20
2021 - 31
2022 - 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, 1880–1976.

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