Girls' name · since 1929
Burlene
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Burlene, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burlene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1929.
Burlene has 69 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1955.
- #31,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1929
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burlene ranks #31,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1929, peaking in the 1930s.
- #31,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burlene's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Burlene's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Burlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1955
- Peak year (1940)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Burlene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (27 births, 39% of the file).
1930s was Burlene's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Burlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 27 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Burlene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1929–1955 (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 Burlene 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.