Burl

Given to 7,200 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1891

20 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,200

since 1880

Born a Burl? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Burl was most popular in 1891, when 20 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.20 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Burl in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	7	9894
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	5	12330
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	6	10760
2017	<5	—	6	10775
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	6	10766
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	5	11472
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	7	8339
2000	<5	—	6	9112
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	7	6992
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	10	5360
1992	<5	—	8	6128
1991	<5	—	11	4760
1990	<5	—	6	7178
1989	<5	—	5	7905
1988	<5	—	13	3705
1987	<5	—	7	5459
1986	<5	—	11	3882
1985	<5	—	12	3599
1984	<5	—	19	2529
1983	<5	—	14	3071
1982	<5	—	18	2596
1981	<5	—	18	2569
1980	<5	—	27	2003
1979	<5	—	19	2465
1978	<5	—	24	2012
1977	<5	—	22	2131
1976	<5	—	20	2245
1975	<5	—	21	2134
1974	<5	—	30	1618
1973	<5	—	30	1586
1972	<5	—	31	1535
1971	<5	—	32	1526
1970	<5	—	36	1396
1969	<5	—	40	1252
1968	<5	—	43	1147
1967	<5	—	39	1198
1966	<5	—	34	1299
1965	<5	—	45	1106
1964	<5	—	48	1096
1963	<5	—	47	1121
1962	<5	—	45	1147
1961	<5	—	52	1078
1960	<5	—	59	996
1959	<5	—	65	950
1958	<5	—	67	928
1957	<5	—	71	897
1956	<5	—	80	833
1955	<5	—	96	745
1954	<5	—	86	768
1953	<5	—	90	749
1952	<5	—	83	770
1951	<5	—	95	711
1950	<5	—	99	685
1949	<5	—	81	764
1948	<5	—	93	691
1947	<5	—	106	668
1946	<5	—	102	635
1945	<5	—	84	657
1944	<5	—	86	667
1943	<5	—	109	604
1942	<5	—	120	562
1941	<5	—	100	594
1940	<5	—	113	555
1939	<5	—	124	508
1938	<5	—	110	551
1937	<5	—	127	511
1936	<5	—	127	504
1935	<5	—	137	482
1934	<5	—	120	537
1933	<5	—	113	536
1932	<5	—	144	478
1931	<5	—	156	449
1930	<5	—	134	515
1929	6	4053	135	506
1928	8	3436	170	466
1927	<5	—	163	474
1926	<5	—	152	487
1925	<5	—	150	494
1924	5	5061	154	499
1923	<5	—	157	489
1922	<5	—	190	440
1921	<5	—	211	418
1920	<5	—	174	459
1919	<5	—	130	521
1918	<5	—	140	504
1917	<5	—	130	504
1916	<5	—	150	464
1915	<5	—	130	488
1914	<5	—	92	508
1913	<5	—	86	462
1912	<5	—	66	484
1911	<5	—	28	577
1910	<5	—	37	454
1909	<5	—	29	473
1908	<5	—	21	553
1907	<5	—	21	511
1906	<5	—	16	590
1905	<5	—	21	491
1904	<5	—	9	810
1903	<5	—	21	451
1902	<5	—	9	794
1901	<5	—	15	506
1900	<5	—	18	578
1899	<5	—	13	548
1898	<5	—	12	635
1897	<5	—	15	515
1896	<5	—	15	534
1895	<5	—	8	795
1894	<5	—	12	594
1893	<5	—	12	572
1892	<5	—	16	497
1891	<5	—	20	386
1890	<5	—	12	566
1889	<5	—	12	549
1888	<5	—	20	416
1887	<5	—	19	377
1886	<5	—	21	383
1885	<5	—	17	439
1884	<5	—	9	663
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	18	426
1881	<5	—	11	533
1880	<5	—	14	482