Boys' name · since 1924
Burlen
Burlen has 26 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,868 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burlen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 26 have been recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Burlen recorded 26 times among boys since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1938.
- #26,868 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burlen ranks #26,868 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #26,868 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burlen's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burlen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Burlen's full recorded timeline at 1931, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Burlen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1938
- Peak year (1930)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Burlen by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).
1930s was Burlen's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Burlen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burlen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1924–1938 (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 Burlen 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.