Boy or Girl

Is Burl a boy or girl name?

Burl was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 7,199 US babies named Burl were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#11,118
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Burl since 1880
7,199
Most popular year
1921
211 babies
Babies named Burl each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Burl from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Burl, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s15200%
1890s13500%
1900s18000%
1910s98900%
1920s1,656191.1%
1930s1,29200%
1940s99400%
1950s83200%
1960s45200%
1970s26500%
1980s14400%
1990s4200%
2000s1800%
2010s1800%
2020s1100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20246#11,1180–
20230–0–
20225#12,6550–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20186#10,9900–
20176#10,9850–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20106#10,9640–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20055#11,7110–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20017#8,4470–
20006#9,2420–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19957#7,0880–
19940–0–
199310#5,4020–
19928#6,2030–
199111#4,7980–
19906#7,2950–
19895#8,0580–
198813#3,7310–
19877#5,5500–
198611#3,9100–
198512#3,6200–
198419#2,5410–
198314#3,0890–
198218#2,6080–
198118#2,5830–
198027#2,0080–
197919#2,4780–
197824#2,0210–
197722#2,1370–
197620#2,2520–
197521#2,1410–
197430#1,6240–
197330#1,5870–
197231#1,5380–
197132#1,5290–
197036#1,3970–
196940#1,2520–
196843#1,1470–
196739#1,1990–
196634#1,3020–
196545#1,1110–
196448#1,0960–
196347#1,1230–
196245#1,1500–
196152#1,0790–
196059#9980–
195965#9540–
195867#9290–
195771#9020–
195680#8350–
195596#7450–
195486#7690–
195390#7490–
195283#7710–
195195#7110–
195099#6860–
194981#7660–
194893#6910–
1947106#6700–
1946102#6350–
194584#6580–
194486#6660–
1943109#6050–
1942120#5620–
1941100#5940–
1940113#5560–
1939124#5080–
1938110#5540–
1937127#5120–
1936127#5050–
1935137#4820–
1934120#5370–
1933113#5360–
1932144#4780–
1931156#4490–
1930134#5150–
1929135#5066#4,125
1928170#4678#3,467
1927163#4740–
1926152#4870–
1925150#4940–
1924154#5005#5,176
1923157#4890–
1922190#4400–
1921211#4180–
1920174#4590–
1919130#5210–
1918140#5040–
1917130#5040–
1916150#4640–
1915130#4890–
191492#5080–
191386#4620–
191266#4840–
191128#5780–
191037#4540–
190929#4740–
190821#5560–
190721#5130–
190616#5930–
190521#4930–
19049#8190–
190321#4520–
19029#8040–
190115#5100–
190018#5840–
189913#5530–
189812#6410–
189715#5190–
189615#5380–
18958#8070–
189412#5980–
189312#5760–
189216#4970–
189120#3890–
189012#5700–
188912#5570–
188820#4190–
188719#3810–
188621#3840–
188517#4420–
18849#6690–
188311#5600–
188218#4290–
188111#5390–
188014#4860–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Burl reached #381 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #3,467 in 1928. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Burl

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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.