Is Burke a boy or girl name?
Burke is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 37 boys were named Burke, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 4,137 US babies named Burke were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,218
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Burke since 1881
- 4,137
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 79 babies
Boys and girls named Burke, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 427 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 433 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 281 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 281 | 5 | 1.7% |
| 2000s | 594 | 6 | 1% |
| 2010s | 637 | 44 | 6.5% |
| 2020s | 277 | 15 | 5.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,218 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,544 | 5 | #15,603 |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,063 | 5 | #15,681 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,116 | 5 | #15,547 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,088 | 8 | #11,555 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,572 | 10 | #10,100 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,278 | 7 | #13,261 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,981 | 7 | #13,326 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 71 | #1,950 | 6 | #15,182 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,122 | 6 | #15,298 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,235 | 6 | #15,595 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,936 | 5 | #14,774 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,883 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,121 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,004 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,144 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 42 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 58 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 62 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 53 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 58 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 57 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 39 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #799 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Burke reached #799 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #10,100 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.