Burke
Burke was the 2649th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 799th; the most babies were born in 2013 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 369 places. More babies were named Burke in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,649 boys, down 533 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201378 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,188babies recorded
Burke popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 70 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,649 | 49 |
| 2020 | #2,116 | 66 |
| 2010 | #2,122 | 63 |
| 2000 | #1,897 | 55 |
| 1990 | #2,790 | 23 |
| 1980 | #1,736 | 33 |
| 1970 | #1,032 | 62 |
| 1960 | #1,434 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,824 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,993 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,897 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,388 | 28 |
| 1910 | #1,627 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,183 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Burke, counting every spelling?
Burke is the most common spelling of a name family that had 49 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 49 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke | 49 | #2,649 | 262 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Burke?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Burke (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Burke born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Burke.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Burke?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Burke are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 14 and 54. That makes Burke mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Burke by state
How common Burke was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Burke: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Burke, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Burke
How popular is the name Burke?
Burke was the 2649th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 799th; the most babies were born in 2013 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 369 places. More babies were named Burke in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Burke a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Burke in the US.
Where is Burke most popular?
In 2021–2025, Burke was most common in Nebraska (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Minnesota.