Boys' name · since 1911
Burris
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Burris, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burris is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 162 have been recorded since 1911.
Burris has 162 recorded births among boys since 1911, 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 1911 to 1946.
- #14,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 162 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burris ranks #14,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burris's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Burris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Burris's full recorded timeline at 1923, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Burris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1946
- Peak year (1922)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Burris by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Burris's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Burris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (52% of all-time use).
Burris by state
Where Burris concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 162 births nationwide.
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What to do with Burris's data
- Burris's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Burriss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1911–1946 (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 Burris 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.