US rank #7012 Boys' name Peak 2018 262 births

Burhan — #7012 US boys' name

262 babies named Burhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s732010s1032020s62
#7012
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Burhan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

17 babies were named Burhan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Burhan between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Burhan currently holds the #7012 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burhan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Burhan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Burhan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burhan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 262 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Burhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

262

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2018

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,012

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Burhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
17
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
5101520 2024202020162011200620011997 8

Burhan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
103 births that decade — 39% of Burhan's all-time total
1990s242000s732010s1032020s62

Burhan by state

Where Burhan concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Burhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 6.1%
New York share of Burhan's total US births 6.1%

16 of 262 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burhan?
262 babies have been named Burhan since 1997. It currently ranks #7012 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 17 births.
When was Burhan most popular?
Burhan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Burhan most popular?
The top states for the name Burhan are New York (16 births).
How long has the name Burhan been used?
Burhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Burhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Burton, Burl, Burt, Burke, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.