Boys' name · since 1884
Burgess
1,089 babies named Burgess in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,089
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,089 boys have been named Burgess since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Burgess has 1,089 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2010.
- #4,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,089 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burgess ranks #4,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,089 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,089
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burgess's 1,089 recorded births place it above 89.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Burgess's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Burgess's full recorded timeline at 1948, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Burgess popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2010
- Peak year (1922)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Burgess by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (208 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Burgess's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Burgess births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
162 births
- 1920s
1920s
208 births
- 1930s
1930s
154 births
- 1940s
1940s
177 births
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 208 births (19% of all-time use).
How Burgess compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Burgess's total volume
Burgess by state
Where Burgess concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 10 | 0.9% |
18 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Burgess's data
- Burgess's decade-level peak was the 1920s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Burgesss (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
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 Burgess: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1884–2010 (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 Burgess 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.