Boys' name · since 1913

Buryl

Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Buryl, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,302 of 45,481
all-time among boys
138
born since 1913
1930s
peak decade

Buryl is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 138 have been recorded since 1913.

Buryl has 138 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1955.

  • #15,302 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 138 born since 1913
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buryl ranks #15,302 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.

#15,302 of 45,481
all-time among boys
138
born since 1913
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Buryl's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% 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.

Buryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Buryl splits its recorded history at 1933: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Buryl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1955

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1932)
9
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
45678910 19131924192819311934193919431955 5

Buryl by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (55 births, 40% of the file).

1930s was Buryl's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Buryl births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 55 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buryl? ▼
138 babies have been named Buryl since 1913. All-time, it sits at #15,302 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1932 with 9 births.
Where does Buryl sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buryl ranks #15,302 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 Buryl most popular? ▼
Buryl was most popular in the 1930s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Buryl been used? ▼
Records for Buryl go back to 1913, giving 43 years of history through 1955.
What names are similar to Buryl? ▼
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 Buryl's data

  • Buryl's decade-level peak was the 1930s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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 Buryl

Nearby Names Like Buryl

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

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

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Loranzo
138 births · Peak 1960
Bubber
138 births · Peak 1919
Earmon
138 births · Peak 1931
Sigismund
138 births · Peak 1920
Arend
138 births · Peak 1978
Andrus #12131
138 births · Peak 2011
Franciszek #12143
138 births · Peak 2017
Thaddeaus
138 births · Peak 1993

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Buryl: 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, 1913–1955 (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 Buryl 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.