Boys' name · since 1915

Burman

Burman has 120 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,200 of 45,481
all-time among boys
120
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Burman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 120 have been recorded since 1915.

Burman has 120 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1960.

  • #16,200 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 120 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burman ranks #16,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,200 of 45,481
all-time among boys
120
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Burman's 120 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Burman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Burman's full recorded timeline at 1925, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Burman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1960

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1924)
11
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
4681012 1915191919221925193519421960 5

Burman by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (53 births, 44% of the file).

1920s was Burman's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Burman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 53 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burman? ▼
120 babies have been named Burman since 1915. All-time, it sits at #16,200 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1924 with 11 births.
Where does Burman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burman ranks #16,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Burman most popular? ▼
Burman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Burman been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Burman since 1915 -- 46 years through the most recent 1960 data.
What names are similar to Burman? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Burton, Burl, Burt, Burke, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Burman's data

  • Burman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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.

Keep exploring Burman

Nearby Names Like Burman

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Burman

Burton Boy
#4396 22,486 births
Burl Boy
7,181 births
Burt Boy
6,555 births
Burke Boy
#2644 4,118 births
Burnell Boy
2,790 births

Compare Burman side by side: Burman vs Burton Burman vs Burl Burman vs Burt

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Burman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1960 (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 Burman 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.