Boys' name · since 1912
Burdett
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 240 babies named Burdett, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 240
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burdett is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 240 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burdett has been recorded 240 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1962.
- #11,903 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 240 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burdett ranks #11,903 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 240
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burdett's 240 recorded births place it above 73.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burdett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Burdett splits its recorded history at 1927: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Burdett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1962
- Peak year (1923)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Burdett by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (83 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Burdett's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Burdett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s
1930s
65 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 83 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Burdett's decade-level peak was the 1920s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burdett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Burdett draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.