Boy or Girl

Is Burley a boy or girl name?

Burley was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 2,350 US babies named Burley were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Burley since 1880
2,350
Most popular year
1921
64 babies
Babies named Burley each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Burley from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01530456018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Burley, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s8200%
1890s6800%
1900s9055.3%
1910s348113.1%
1920s448194.1%
1930s37700%
1940s32051.5%
1950s23400%
1960s16700%
1970s9700%
1980s4100%
1990s1500%
2000s500%
2010s1100%
2020s700%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20207#9,7270–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20165#12,4860–
20150–0–
20146#10,9240–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20005#10,5810–
19995#10,1050–
19985#9,8210–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19915#8,3620–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–0–
19846#5,6560–
19839#4,1730–
19826#5,7240–
198111#3,6360–
19809#4,1790–
19799#4,1150–
19788#4,2000–
19779#3,8800–
19767#4,5000–
19758#3,9960–
19749#3,5980–
19739#3,4800–
197215#2,4440–
197113#2,6950–
197010#3,0980–
196913#2,4320–
196819#1,8460–
196710#2,6310–
196623#1,6160–
196514#2,1920–
196414#2,2200–
196316#2,0470–
19629#2,8690–
196124#1,6410–
196025#1,6260–
195915#2,1270–
195818#1,9020–
195727#1,5130–
195631#1,3870–
195520#1,7320–
195416#1,9660–
195325#1,5160–
195228#1,4350–
195128#1,4120–
195026#1,4380–
194930#1,3260–
194834#1,2350–
194729#1,3650–
194629#1,3000–
194536#1,0840–
194426#1,3130–
194341#1,0580–
194233#1,2160–
194121#1,4900–
194041#1,0095#4,440
193946#9180–
193829#1,2240–
193733#1,1500–
193640#9910–
193535#1,1010–
193438#1,0610–
193344#9470–
193236#1,1260–
193140#1,0670–
193036#1,1750–
192940#1,0940–
192834#1,2280–
192743#1,0820–
192655#9030–
192544#1,0448#3,709
192438#1,1720–
192349#9950–
192253#9605#5,117
192158#9226#4,547
192034#1,2370–
191941#1,0665#4,924
191850#9440–
191752#8876#4,166
191640#1,0140–
191549#8810–
191434#9520–
191329#9160–
191234#7370–
191111#1,0480–
19108#1,2120–
190915#7240–
190813#7470–
19079#9380–
190610#8040–
19050–0–
190410#7670–
19037#9200–
19020–0–
190112#6050–
190014#6835#1,966
18999#7240–
18987#8990–
18975#1,0840–
18960–0–
18959#7440–
18940–0–
189310#6620–
189212#6070–
18918#7130–
18908#7520–
18899#6830–
18887#8260–
18877#7580–
18868#7070–
18858#7080–
188412#5480–
18838#6890–
18829#6590–
18817#7170–
18807#7570–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Burley reached #548 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #1,966 in 1900. 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 Burley

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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.