Is Burton a boy or girl name?
Burton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 19 boys were named Burton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 22,512 US babies named Burton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,076
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Burton since 1880
- 22,512
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 597 babies
Boys and girls named Burton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 348 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 313 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 404 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,741 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 5,225 | 26 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 4,273 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 2,960 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,998 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,560 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 981 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 674 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 323 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 250 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 278 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,076 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,345 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,592 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,724 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,243 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,497 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,122 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,113 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,159 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,802 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,120 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,806 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,909 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,922 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,905 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,226 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,744 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,570 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,785 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 56 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 70 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 75 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 91 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 98 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 94 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 102 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 98 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 82 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 79 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 86 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 88 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 112 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 119 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 121 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 117 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 120 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 129 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 152 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 160 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 163 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 197 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 154 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 182 | #586 | 5 | #6,664 |
| 1960 | 186 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 171 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 158 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 196 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 191 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 183 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 192 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 222 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 217 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 216 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 252 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 270 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 246 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 293 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 285 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 273 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 293 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 304 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 317 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 334 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 345 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 312 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 384 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 410 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 435 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 399 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 433 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 427 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 440 | #257 | 7 | #3,616 |
| 1931 | 473 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 560 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 545 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 518 | #243 | 5 | #4,814 |
| 1927 | 546 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 558 | #237 | 5 | #4,944 |
| 1925 | 597 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 551 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 495 | #252 | 5 | #5,064 |
| 1922 | 479 | #257 | 6 | #4,525 |
| 1921 | 503 | #249 | 5 | #5,223 |
| 1920 | 433 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 456 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 450 | #251 | 5 | #4,918 |
| 1917 | 398 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 358 | #266 | 5 | #4,515 |
| 1915 | 328 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 244 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 207 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 163 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 84 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 53 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 52 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 34 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 43 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 50 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 30 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 41 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 52 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 29 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 35 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 38 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 32 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 38 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 26 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 42 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 27 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 29 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 30 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 32 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 29 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 28 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 24 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 42 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 23 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 35 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 32 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 38 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 40 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 38 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 42 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 34 | #283 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Burton reached #222 in 1925. As a girl name, it reached #3,616 in 1932. 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 Burton
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.