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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Burley

Burley was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 548th; the most babies were born in 1921 (58). More babies were named Burley 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
192158 babies
Total since 1880
2,350babies recorded

Burley popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 40 since 1900.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#9,7327
2010——
2000#10,5825
1990——
1980#4,1799
1970#3,09810
1960#1,62525
1950#1,43826
1940#1,00941
1930#1,17536
1920#1,23734
1910#1,2128
1900#68314
1890#7528
1880#7577

How popular is Burley, counting every spelling?

Burley has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Burley?

About 600 people born in the US named Burley are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 78. That makes Burley 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.

Burley by state

How common Burley was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (4.2×), Kentucky (4.2×). In 45 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: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesKY0.18West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesVA0.19Maryland: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: 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, Burley, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Burley

How popular is the name Burley?

Burley was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 548th; the most babies were born in 1921 (58). More babies were named Burley in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Burley a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 40 girls and 2,310 boys.

Where was Burley most popular?

In 1919–1923, Burley was most common in Virginia (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and North Carolina.