Boys' name · since 1914
Burel
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 183 babies named Burel, peaking in 1914. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
183 boys have been named Burel since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burel has been recorded 183 times among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 1957.
- #13,492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 183 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burel ranks #13,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burel's 183 recorded births place it above 70.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Burel's full recorded timeline at 1930, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Burel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1957
- Peak year (1914)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Burel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Burel's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Burel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Burel's data
- Burel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Burel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1914–1957 (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 Burel 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.