Boys' name · since 1880
Burr
Burr has 803 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 803
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burr sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 803 recorded since 1880.
Burr has 803 recorded births among boys since 1880, 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 1880 to 1976.
- #5,891 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 803 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burr ranks #5,891 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 803 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 803
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burr's 803 recorded births place it above 87.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Burr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Burr splits its recorded history at 1930: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Burr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1976
- Peak year (1916)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Burr by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (167 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Burr's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Burr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
79 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s
1910s
143 births
- 1920s
1920s
167 births
- 1930s
1930s
92 births
- 1940s
1940s
101 births
- 1950s
1950s
92 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 167 births (21% of all-time use).
How Burr compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Burr's total volume
Burr by state
Where Burr concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
6 of 803 births nationwide.
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- Burr's decade-level peak was the 1920s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Burrs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Burr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1880–1976 (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 Burr 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.