Recorded 1929–1955 Girls' name Peak 1940 69 births

Burlene — girls' name

69 babies named Burlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s271940s261950s10
1930s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Burlene was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

9 babies were named Burlene in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burlene

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Burlene between 1929 and 1955, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Burlene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burlene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Burlene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burlene 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 69 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.

Burlene at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

69

Since 1929

27 years of records

Peak year

1940

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1929

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1955

Burlene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1929

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1940)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Burlene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
27 births that decade — 39% of Burlene's all-time total
1920s61930s271940s261950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burlene?
69 babies have been named Burlene since 1929. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1940 with 9 births.
When was Burlene most popular?
Burlene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Burlene been used?
Burlene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 27 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Burlene?
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, 1929–1955 (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.