Burdette
Last seen for girls in 1959 at #6,245 · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #5,355
Given to boys 93.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1922 · 74 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,714since 1885
Burdette over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,554 | 7 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
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| 1970 | — | #3,836 | 7 | |
| 1969 | — | #4,404 | 5 | |
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| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,987 | 16 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,848 | 9 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,685 | 10 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,361 | 12 | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,820 | 17 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,599 | 22 |
| 1946 | — | #1,949 | 14 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,328 | 25 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,308 | 28 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,682 | 18 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,297 | 26 | |
| 1938 | — | #963 | 43 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,182 | 31 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,098 | 35 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,266 | 28 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | — | #963 | 46 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,065 | 40 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,021 | 45 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1928 | — | #963 | 50 | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #1,350 | 30 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #1,034 | 45 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #1,022 | 45 |
| 1924 | — | #993 | 50 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #905 | 57 |
| 1922 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #1,026 | 46 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #835 | 65 |
| 1919 | — | #799 | 66 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #789 | 68 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #864 | 54 |
| 1916 | — | #877 | 52 | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #980 | 41 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #967 | 33 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #950 | 27 |
| 1912 | — | #854 | 27 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #1,021 | 8 |
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| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
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| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
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| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
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| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Burdette! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1904, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Burdette is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#217 · 1 in 1,837
- Nebraska#227 · 1 in 1,620
- Michigan#378 · 1 in 5,463
- New York#391 · 1 in 7,482
- Illinois#459 · 1 in 9,102
Best ever in a state: #186 in South Dakota, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Iowa | #217 | 11 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Nebraska | #227 | 7 | 1 in 1,620 |
| Michigan | #378 | 6 | 1 in 5,463 |
| New York | #391 | 12 | 1 in 7,482 |
| Illinois | #459 | 6 | 1 in 9,102 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Burdette
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1979
- Biggest jump: 436 spots in 1912 (#1,290 → #854)
- Biggest drop: 334 spots in 1939 (#963 → #1,297)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1922 at #766 (74 births)
- Births halved by 1927, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1912–1920
- Highest: 1 in 14,705 boys born in 1922 were named Burdette (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 286,923 boys born in 1979 (0.00%)
- 28.9% of all boys named Burdette (495) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1955, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,051 (1899) | #1,051 |
| 1900s | 34 | #1,002 (1905) | #1,048 |
| 1910s | 383 | #789 (1918) | #968 |
| 1920s | 495 | #766 (1922) | #1,011 |
| 1930s | 361 | #963 (1932) | #1,114 |
| 1940s | 193 | #1,300 (1941) | #1,683 |
| 1950s | 127 | #1,746 (1950) | #2,373 |
| 1960s | 80 | #1,987 (1965) | #3,178 |
| 1970s | 31 | #3,836 (1970) | #4,891 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Burdette in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 192,939 of them was named Burdette, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,869Zelna7
- #3,869Zenia7
- #3,869Zonnie7
- #4,291Burdette6
- #4,291Abby6
- #4,291Adelphia6
- #4,291Affie6
- #4,809Abie5
- #4,809Adalee5
- #4,809Addis5
Tied with 517 names at #4,291; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 14,904 of them was named Burdette, which outranked 83.6% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).