Burlen — boys' name
26 babies named Burlen in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
81% of everyone ever named Burlen was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Burlen in 1930 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Burlen
The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Burlen between 1924 and 1938, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Burlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Burlen performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Burlen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Burlen 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 26 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.
Burlen at a glance
Last recorded 1938Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Burlen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1924
- Peak year (1930)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1938.
26 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1930 with 6 births in a single year.
Burlen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 21 births that decade — 81% of Burlen's all-time total
Burlen decade highlights
- Peak decade 21 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Burlen's strongest decade
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 81% of all-time use.
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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, 1924–1938 (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.