Boys' name · since 1918
Burlon
Burlon has 98 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
98 boys have been named Burlon since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burlon has been recorded 98 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1956.
- #17,510 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burlon ranks #17,510 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burlon's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Burlon's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Burlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1956
- Peak year (1927)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Burlon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Burlon's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Burlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Burlon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Burlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1918–1956 (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 Burlon 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.