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

Boy name

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Name B

Burton

Boy name · Rank #5047

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Metric Burr Burton
Current Rank Unranked #5047
Total Births (all years) 803 22,464
Peak Year 1916 1925
Peak Year Births 23 597
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burr Burton
1880ss 79 348
1890ss 45 313
1900ss 27 404
1910ss 143 2,741
1920ss 167 5,225
1930ss 92 4,273
1940ss 101 2,960
1950ss 92 1,998
1960ss 31 1,560
1970ss 26 981
1980ss — 674
1990ss — 323
2000ss — 250
2010ss — 278
2020ss — 136

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burr Burton
2014 — 27
2015 — 36
2016 — 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, 1880–1976.

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