Recorded 1919–1927 Boys' name Peak 1919 11 births

Burnley — boys' name

11 babies named Burnley in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s5
1910s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Burnley was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

6 babies were named Burnley in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burnley

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Burnley between 1919 and 1927, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Burnley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burnley performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Burnley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burnley 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 11 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.

Burnley at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

11

Since 1919

9 years of records

Peak year

1919

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1919

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1927

Burnley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1919

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19271919 6

Burnley by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 55% of Burnley's all-time total
1910s61920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burnley?
11 babies have been named Burnley since 1919. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1919 with 6 births.
When was Burnley most popular?
Burnley was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Burnley been used?
Burnley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 9 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Burnley?
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.

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, 1919–1927 (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.