Burton
Last seen for girls in 1961 at #6,567 · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1925 · 597 births
- Debut · boys
- 34 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 22,486since 1880
Burton over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Burton has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | #4,396 | 23 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,067 | 19 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,629 | 31 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,344 | 35 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,582 | 31 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,698 | 20 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,230 | 24 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,354 | 23 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,105 | 25 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,098 | 25 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,149 | 36 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,787 | 27 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,497 | 30 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,115 | 36 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,792 | 27 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,894 | 26 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,919 | 26 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,901 | 19 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,591 | 29 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,888 | 25 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,241 | 31 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,217 | 30 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,732 | 23 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,554 | 24 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,721 | 22 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,764 | 21 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,279 | 24 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,092 | 25 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,351 | 21 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,218 | 37 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,847 | 25 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,219 | 36 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,162 | 36 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,362 | 31 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,768 | 45 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,809 | 43 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,516 | 54 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,482 | 51 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,316 | 56 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,199 | 63 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,282 | 56 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,174 | 60 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,059 | 70 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,050 | 75 | |
| 1981 | — | #938 | 91 | |
| 1980 | — | #908 | 97 | |
| 1979 | — | #901 | 94 | |
| 1978 | — | #847 | 102 | |
| 1977 | — | #859 | 98 | |
| 1976 | — | #921 | 82 | |
| 1975 | — | #922 | 79 | |
| 1974 | — | #861 | 86 | |
| 1973 | — | #847 | 87 | |
| 1972 | — | #750 | 112 | |
| 1971 | — | #748 | 119 | |
| 1970 | — | #749 | 121 | |
| 1969 | — | #720 | 117 | |
| 1968 | — | #689 | 120 | |
| 1967 | — | #655 | 129 | |
| 1966 | — | #603 | 152 | |
| 1965 | — | #602 | 160 | |
| 1964 | — | #613 | 163 | |
| 1963 | — | #562 | 197 | |
| 1962 | — | #624 | 154 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #586 | 182 |
| 1960 | — | #571 | 186 | |
| 1959 | — | #598 | 171 | |
| 1958 | — | #612 | 158 | |
| 1957 | — | #552 | 196 | |
| 1956 | — | #551 | 191 | |
| 1955 | — | #547 | 183 | |
| 1954 | — | #525 | 192 | |
| 1953 | — | #470 | 222 | |
| 1952 | — | #471 | 217 | |
| 1951 | — | #462 | 216 | |
| 1950 | — | #421 | 252 | |
| 1949 | — | #411 | 270 | |
| 1948 | — | #426 | 246 | |
| 1947 | — | #401 | 293 | |
| 1946 | — | #388 | 285 | |
| 1945 | — | #359 | 273 | |
| 1944 | — | #349 | 293 | |
| 1943 | — | #350 | 304 | |
| 1942 | — | #342 | 317 | |
| 1941 | — | #322 | 334 | |
| 1940 | — | #301 | 345 | |
| 1939 | — | #314 | 312 | |
| 1938 | — | #282 | 384 | |
| 1937 | — | #269 | 410 | |
| 1936 | — | #256 | 435 | |
| 1935 | — | #273 | 399 | |
| 1934 | — | #260 | 433 | |
| 1933 | — | #253 | 427 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #257 | 440 |
| 1931 | — | #243 | 473 | |
| 1930 | — | #227 | 560 | |
| 1929 | — | #231 | 545 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #243 | 518 |
| 1927 | — | #240 | 546 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #237 | 558 |
| 1925 | — | #222 | 597 | |
| 1924 | — | #245 | 551 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #252 | 495 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #256 | 479 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #249 | 503 |
| 1920 | — | #263 | 433 | |
| 1919 | — | #248 | 456 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #251 | 450 |
| 1917 | — | #252 | 398 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #266 | 358 |
| 1915 | — | #268 | 328 | |
| 1914 | — | #285 | 244 | |
| 1913 | — | #266 | 207 | |
| 1912 | — | #280 | 163 | |
| 1911 | — | #288 | 84 | |
| 1910 | — | #345 | 53 | |
| 1909 | — | #318 | 52 | |
| 1908 | — | #403 | 34 | |
| 1907 | — | #324 | 43 | |
| 1906 | — | #281 | 50 | |
| 1905 | — | #384 | 30 | |
| 1904 | — | #306 | 41 | |
| 1903 | — | #253 | 52 | |
| 1902 | — | #367 | 29 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #354 | 38 | |
| 1899 | — | #311 | 32 | |
| 1898 | — | #307 | 38 | |
| 1897 | — | #367 | 26 | |
| 1896 | — | #282 | 42 | |
| 1895 | — | #358 | 27 | |
| 1894 | — | #332 | 29 | |
| 1893 | — | #317 | 30 | |
| 1892 | — | #329 | 32 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #328 | 28 | |
| 1889 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1888 | — | #278 | 42 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | — | #288 | 35 | |
| 1885 | — | #298 | 32 | |
| 1884 | — | #278 | 38 | |
| 1883 | — | #261 | 40 | |
| 1882 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1881 | — | #237 | 42 | |
| 1880 | — | #283 | 34 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Burton was already there! It came in at #283, and was given to 34 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2008–2011, when fewer than 28 boys a year got the name.
Where Burton is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Vermont#122 · 1 in 794
- Maine#183 · 1 in 1,534
- Connecticut#191 · 1 in 2,999
- Minnesota#195 · 1 in 2,189
- Massachusetts#226 · 1 in 5,217
Best ever in a state: #45 in Vermont, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #122 | 5 | 1 in 794 |
| Maine | #183 | 7 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Connecticut | #191 | 7 | 1 in 2,999 |
| Minnesota | #195 | 16 | 1 in 2,189 |
| Massachusetts | #226 | 10 | 1 in 5,217 |
| New York | #250 | 41 | 1 in 3,854 |
| Maryland | #277 | 6 | 1 in 4,267 |
| Iowa | #289 | 7 | 1 in 4,325 |
| Illinois | #298 | 19 | 1 in 4,900 |
| Wisconsin | #299 | 6 | 1 in 6,515 |
| Pennsylvania | #305 | 20 | 1 in 5,931 |
| West Virginia | #310 | 7 | 1 in 3,743 |
| New Jersey | #316 | 6 | 1 in 8,246 |
| Ohio | #324 | 15 | 1 in 6,319 |
| Virginia | #330 | 9 | 1 in 4,257 |
| Missouri | #372 | 6 | 1 in 7,283 |
| Indiana | #390 | 5 | 1 in 9,023 |
| California | #450 | 14 | 1 in 8,531 |
| Kentucky | #451 | 5 | 1 in 7,518 |
| Michigan | #455 | 6 | 1 in 12,706 |
| Louisiana | #458 | 6 | 1 in 5,671 |
| Texas | #602 | 12 | 1 in 8,171 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 671 spots since 2024 (#5,067 → #4,396)
- 302 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #4,396)
- 1,247 spots since 2015 (#3,149 → #4,396)
- Biggest jump: 114 spots in 1903 (#367 → #253)
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 1982 (#938 → #1,050)
Rise & fade · boys
45 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1925 at #222 (597 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 102 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1981
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,869
- Highest: 1 in 1,869 boys born in 1925 were named Burton (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 74,264 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.2% of all boys named Burton (5,225) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 348 | #237 (1881) | #290 |
| 1890s | 313 | #282 (1896) | #324 |
| 1900s | 404 | #253 (1903) | #328 |
| 1910s | 2,741 | #248 (1919) | #275 |
| 1920s | 5,225 | #222 (1925) | #244 |
| 1930s | 4,273 | #227 (1930) | #263 |
| 1940s | 2,960 | #301 (1940) | #365 |
| 1950s | 1,998 | #421 (1950) | #521 |
| 1960s | 1,560 | #562 (1963) | #623 |
| 1970s | 980 | #748 (1971) | #841 |
| 1980s | 673 | #908 (1980) | #1,192 |
| 1990s | 323 | #1,768 (1991) | #2,511 |
| 2000s | 250 | #3,217 (2004) | #3,753 |
| 2010s | 279 | #3,115 (2012) | #3,802 |
| 2020s | 159 | #3,344 (2022) | #4,119 |
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.
Burton in 1947
boys
#401
293 births · 1 in 6,244 boys
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 6,244 of them was named Burton, which outranked 90.6% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).