Burl
Last seen for girls in 1929 at #4,053 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 19 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,181since 1880
Burl over time
Rank among boys' names. Burl has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | #9,894 | 7 | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #10,775 | 6 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | #8,339 | 7 | |
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,760 | 11 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,882 | 11 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,529 | 19 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,071 | 14 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,596 | 18 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,003 | 27 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,012 | 24 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,131 | 22 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,134 | 21 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,618 | 30 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,586 | 30 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,535 | 31 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,526 | 32 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,396 | 36 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,252 | 40 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,147 | 43 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,198 | 39 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,299 | 34 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,106 | 45 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,096 | 48 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,121 | 47 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,147 | 45 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,078 | 52 | |
| 1960 | — | #996 | 59 | |
| 1959 | — | #950 | 65 | |
| 1958 | — | #928 | 67 | |
| 1957 | — | #897 | 71 | |
| 1956 | — | #833 | 80 | |
| 1955 | — | #745 | 96 | |
| 1954 | — | #768 | 86 | |
| 1953 | — | #749 | 90 | |
| 1952 | — | #770 | 83 | |
| 1951 | — | #711 | 95 | |
| 1950 | — | #685 | 99 | |
| 1949 | — | #764 | 81 | |
| 1948 | — | #691 | 93 | |
| 1947 | — | #668 | 106 | |
| 1946 | — | #635 | 102 | |
| 1945 | — | #657 | 84 | |
| 1944 | — | #667 | 86 | |
| 1943 | — | #604 | 109 | |
| 1942 | — | #562 | 120 | |
| 1941 | — | #594 | 100 | |
| 1940 | — | #555 | 113 | |
| 1939 | — | #508 | 124 | |
| 1938 | — | #551 | 110 | |
| 1937 | — | #511 | 127 | |
| 1936 | — | #504 | 127 | |
| 1935 | — | #482 | 137 | |
| 1934 | — | #537 | 120 | |
| 1933 | — | #536 | 113 | |
| 1932 | — | #478 | 144 | |
| 1931 | — | #449 | 156 | |
| 1930 | — | #515 | 134 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #506 | 135 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #466 | 170 |
| 1927 | — | #474 | 163 | |
| 1926 | — | #487 | 152 | |
| 1925 | — | #494 | 150 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #499 | 154 |
| 1923 | — | #489 | 157 | |
| 1922 | — | #440 | 190 | |
| 1921 | — | #418 | 211 | |
| 1920 | — | #459 | 174 | |
| 1919 | — | #521 | 130 | |
| 1918 | — | #504 | 140 | |
| 1917 | — | #504 | 130 | |
| 1916 | — | #464 | 150 | |
| 1915 | — | #488 | 130 | |
| 1914 | — | #508 | 92 | |
| 1913 | — | #462 | 86 | |
| 1912 | — | #484 | 66 | |
| 1911 | — | #577 | 28 | |
| 1910 | — | #454 | 37 | |
| 1909 | — | #473 | 29 | |
| 1908 | — | #553 | 21 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #578 | 18 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #534 | 15 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #497 | 16 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #377 | 19 | |
| 1886 | — | #383 | 21 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Burl was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1994, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Burl is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#177 · 1 in 1,198
- Oklahoma#203 · 1 in 1,429
- Arkansas#204 · 1 in 1,297
- Iowa#281 · 1 in 3,246
- Mississippi#301 · 1 in 2,493
Best ever in a state: #124 in Arkansas, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #177 | 15 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Oklahoma | #203 | 16 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Arkansas | #204 | 13 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Iowa | #281 | 6 | 1 in 3,246 |
| Mississippi | #301 | 8 | 1 in 2,493 |
| Missouri | #322 | 7 | 1 in 3,983 |
| Kentucky | #329 | 8 | 1 in 3,212 |
| Indiana | #337 | 5 | 1 in 5,111 |
| Illinois | #352 | 10 | 1 in 5,764 |
| Ohio | #359 | 8 | 1 in 6,571 |
| Texas | #364 | 22 | 1 in 2,638 |
| North Carolina | #379 | 8 | 1 in 4,295 |
| Alabama | #422 | 6 | 1 in 4,530 |
| Georgia | #441 | 5 | 1 in 5,621 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Burl
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 343 spots in 1903 (#794 → #451)
- Biggest drop: 359 spots in 1904 (#451 → #810)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #377 (19 births)
- Births halved by 1895, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
- Highest: 1 in 5,060 boys born in 1891 were named Burl (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 246,127 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #377 in 1887, was only 1 in 5,337 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.1% of all boys named Burl (1,656) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 152 | #377 (1887) | #482 |
| 1890s | 135 | #386 (1891) | #564 |
| 1900s | 180 | #451 (1903) | #576 |
| 1910s | 989 | #454 (1910) | #497 |
| 1920s | 1,656 | #418 (1921) | #473 |
| 1930s | 1,292 | #449 (1931) | #507 |
| 1940s | 994 | #555 (1940) | #640 |
| 1950s | 832 | #685 (1950) | #804 |
| 1960s | 452 | #996 (1960) | #1,144 |
| 1970s | 265 | #1,396 (1970) | #1,865 |
| 1980s | 144 | #2,003 (1980) | #3,732 |
| 1990s | 42 | #4,760 (1991) | #6,084 |
| 2000s | 18 | #8,339 (2001) | #9,641 |
| 2010s | 18 | #10,760 (2018) | #10,767 |
| 2020s | 12 | #9,894 (2024) | #11,112 |
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.
Burl in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 144,165 of them was named Burl, which outranked 36.8% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 6,515 of them was named Burl, which outranked 90.1% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).