Boys' name · since 1912
Burlin
Burlin has 400 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
400 boys have been named Burlin since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Burlin recorded 400 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1971.
- #9,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 400 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burlin ranks #9,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burlin's 400 recorded births place it above 80.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Burlin splits its recorded history at 1936: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Burlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1971
- Peak year (1932)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Burlin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (116 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Burlin's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Burlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
116 births
- 1930s
1930s
109 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 116 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Burlin's data
- Burlin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burlin: 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 (~59 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, 1912–1971 (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 Burlin 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.