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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Burgess

Burgess was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 901st; the most babies were born in 1922 (28). More babies were named Burgess in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192228 babies
Total since 1880
1,089babies recorded

Burgess popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,8497
2000——
1990#8,2785
1980#5,0007
1970——
1960#2,8979
1950#2,22512
1940#2,09312
1930#1,97615
1920#1,89618
1910#1,1269
1900——
1890#9016
1880——

How popular is Burgess, counting every spelling?

Burgess has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Burgess?

About 400 people born in the US named Burgess are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 50 and 76. That makes Burgess a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Burgess by state

How common Burgess was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Burgess, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Burgess: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Burgess, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Burgess

How popular is the name Burgess?

Burgess was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 901st; the most babies were born in 1922 (28). More babies were named Burgess in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Burgess a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,089 boys.

Where was Burgess most popular?

In 1920–1924, Burgess was most common in North Carolina (0.03 per 1,000 boys).