Burt
Burt was last recorded in 2017, when 6 babies were given it; 6,555 Americans have been recorded with it between 1880 and 2017 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 2,940 Americans named Burt and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (45% of everyone recorded); the median is 64 years old and half are between 53 and 72.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Burt by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Burt mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Burt is “a male given name.”
/bɝt/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Burt?
Unranked in 2025
Its last boys’ rank on record is #10,982, in 2017; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
152 babies in 1956, the peak
Burt peaked in 1956, when 152 boys were given it, #615 among boys’ names. It was not recorded in 2025.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,982 | under 0.01 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,609 | under 0.01 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,738 | under 0.01 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,530 | under 0.01 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,657 | under 0.01 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,263 | under 0.01 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,919 | under 0.01 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,438 | under 0.01 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,745 | under 0.01 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,768 | 0.01 |
Every recorded year (122)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8 | #6,009 | under 0.01 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,187 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,635 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,370 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,356 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,903 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,956 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,800 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,092 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,655 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,434 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 49 | #1,344 | 0.03 |
| 1979 | 50 | #1,305 | 0.03 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,068 | 0.04 |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,080 | 0.04 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,125 | 0.04 |
| 1975 | 67 | #1,003 | 0.04 |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,038 | 0.04 |
| 1973 | 100 | #792 | 0.06 |
| 1972 | 58 | #1,062 | 0.04 |
| 1971 | 68 | #985 | 0.04 |
| 1970 | 76 | #918 | 0.04 |
| 1969 | 73 | #893 | 0.04 |
| 1968 | 78 | #829 | 0.04 |
| 1967 | 97 | #751 | 0.06 |
| 1966 | 85 | #787 | 0.05 |
| 1965 | 90 | #777 | 0.05 |
| 1964 | 89 | #800 | 0.04 |
| 1963 | 103 | #757 | 0.05 |
| 1962 | 109 | #733 | 0.05 |
| 1961 | 91 | #798 | 0.04 |
| 1960 | 107 | #744 | 0.05 |
| 1959 | 122 | #691 | 0.06 |
| 1958 | 116 | #694 | 0.05 |
| 1957 | 120 | #693 | 0.06 |
| 1956 | 152 | #615 | 0.07 |
| 1955 | 122 | #659 | 0.06 |
| 1954 | 141 | #620 | 0.07 |
| 1953 | 128 | #630 | 0.06 |
| 1952 | 113 | #650 | 0.06 |
| 1951 | 123 | #635 | 0.07 |
| 1950 | 101 | #679 | 0.06 |
| 1949 | 111 | #650 | 0.06 |
| 1948 | 109 | #646 | 0.06 |
| 1947 | 88 | #731 | 0.05 |
| 1946 | 68 | #806 | 0.04 |
| 1945 | 68 | #744 | 0.05 |
| 1944 | 70 | #742 | 0.05 |
| 1943 | 86 | #692 | 0.06 |
| 1942 | 73 | #748 | 0.05 |
| 1941 | 55 | #850 | 0.04 |
| 1940 | 74 | #702 | 0.06 |
| 1939 | 58 | #800 | 0.05 |
| 1938 | 72 | #720 | 0.06 |
| 1937 | 69 | #730 | 0.06 |
| 1936 | 78 | #669 | 0.08 |
| 1935 | 78 | #681 | 0.07 |
| 1934 | 70 | #730 | 0.07 |
| 1933 | 67 | #748 | 0.07 |
| 1932 | 77 | #704 | 0.07 |
| 1931 | 81 | #665 | 0.08 |
| 1930 | 79 | #699 | 0.07 |
| 1929 | 77 | #705 | 0.07 |
| 1928 | 73 | #754 | 0.07 |
| 1927 | 84 | #711 | 0.07 |
| 1926 | 71 | #770 | 0.06 |
| 1925 | 78 | #739 | 0.07 |
| 1924 | 65 | #850 | 0.06 |
| 1923 | 75 | #756 | 0.07 |
| 1922 | 82 | #722 | 0.08 |
| 1921 | 78 | #754 | 0.07 |
| 1920 | 73 | #775 | 0.07 |
| 1919 | 57 | #877 | 0.06 |
| 1918 | 84 | #679 | 0.08 |
| 1917 | 60 | #823 | 0.06 |
| 1916 | 66 | #752 | 0.07 |
| 1915 | 66 | #735 | 0.08 |
| 1914 | 37 | #900 | 0.06 |
| 1913 | 36 | #789 | 0.07 |
| 1912 | 34 | #738 | 0.08 |
| 1911 | 22 | #672 | 0.10 |
| 1910 | 20 | #657 | 0.10 |
| 1909 | 21 | #577 | 0.13 |
| 1908 | 13 | #748 | 0.08 |
| 1907 | 16 | #639 | 0.11 |
| 1906 | 18 | #550 | 0.14 |
| 1905 | 11 | #749 | 0.08 |
| 1904 | 13 | #649 | 0.10 |
| 1903 | 9 | #795 | 0.08 |
| 1902 | 12 | #654 | 0.10 |
| 1901 | 13 | #568 | 0.12 |
| 1900 | 18 | #585 | 0.12 |
| 1899 | 21 | #403 | 0.20 |
| 1898 | 13 | #612 | 0.11 |
| 1897 | 17 | #479 | 0.15 |
| 1896 | 12 | #649 | 0.10 |
| 1895 | 22 | #417 | 0.19 |
| 1894 | 14 | #546 | 0.12 |
| 1893 | 22 | #385 | 0.20 |
| 1892 | 14 | #552 | 0.11 |
| 1891 | 14 | #478 | 0.14 |
| 1890 | 30 | #316 | 0.27 |
| 1889 | 17 | #447 | 0.15 |
| 1888 | 30 | #331 | 0.25 |
| 1887 | 17 | #411 | 0.17 |
| 1886 | 19 | #404 | 0.17 |
| 1885 | 20 | #401 | 0.19 |
| 1884 | 29 | #328 | 0.25 |
| 1883 | 35 | #279 | 0.33 |
| 1882 | 31 | #311 | 0.27 |
| 1881 | 37 | #260 | 0.37 |
| 1880 | 42 | #258 | 0.38 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Burt a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Burt has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 122 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Burt: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Burt, and how old are they?
2,940 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 45% of the 6,555 Americans ever recorded as Burt. The median Burt alive today is 64 years old; half are between 53 and 72.
The 2020 Census counted 3,889 people named Burt (27 women and girls, 3,862 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,393 born in the U.S. The Census count is 15% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 247 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,400 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 1,000 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 254 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 31 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 6 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Burt born?
The states with the most babies named Burt are New York, California and Texas, with 59% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 695 | not ranked | 1.3× |
| California | 481 | not ranked | 1.2× |
| Texas | 224 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| Illinois | 180 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| Michigan | 180 | not ranked | 0.7× |
| Ohio | 150 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Pennsylvania | 137 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Louisiana | 58 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Hawaii | 52 | not ranked | 2.1× |
| Georgia | 31 | not ranked | 0.2× |
Where Burt is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Burt is most over-represented in New York: since 1910 it was given 1.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Burt with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Burt
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Burt and names like it
- Compare Burt and LafayetteBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1950sBurt peaked in 1956.
- New York’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Burt since 1910.
- The top names of 1956The year the most babies were named Burt.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Burt alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with BMost given first.