Boys' name · since 1892
Burleigh
467 babies named Burleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 467
- born since 1892
- 1930s
- peak decade
467 boys have been named Burleigh since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burleigh has been recorded 467 times among boys since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1971.
- #8,211 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 467 born since 1892
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burleigh ranks #8,211 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 467 born since 1892, peaking in the 1930s.
- #8,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 467
- born since 1892
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burleigh's 467 recorded births place it above 81.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maine.
Burleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Burleigh splits its recorded history at 1935: 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 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Burleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1971
- Peak year (1932)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Burleigh by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (137 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Burleigh's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Burleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
137 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s 51
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 137 births (29% of all-time use).
Burleigh by state
Where Burleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maine | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 467 births nationwide.
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What to do with Burleigh's data
- Burleigh's decade-level peak was the 1930s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maine records the most Burleighs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maine names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1892–1971 (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 Burleigh 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.