Recorded 1922–1941 Girls' name Peak 1922 13 births

Burla — girls' name

13 babies named Burla in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81940s5
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Burla was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Burla in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burla

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Burla between 1922 and 1941, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Burla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Burla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burla 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 13 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.

Burla at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

13

Since 1922

20 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1922

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1941

Burla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1922

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
456789 19411922 8

Burla by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 62% of Burla's all-time total
1920s81940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burla?
13 babies have been named Burla since 1922. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Burla most popular?
Burla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Burla been used?
Burla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 20 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Burla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Burnice, Burma, Burnette, Burnetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1922–1941 (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.