Burton
Burton was the 4419th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 222nd with 597 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,258 places. More babies were named Burton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,419 boys, up 306 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1925597 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,534babies recorded
Burton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 48 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,419 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,725 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,909 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,785 | 21 |
| 1990 | #1,814 | 43 |
| 1980 | #908 | 97 |
| 1970 | #749 | 121 |
| 1960 | #572 | 186 |
| 1950 | #421 | 252 |
| 1940 | #301 | 345 |
| 1930 | #227 | 560 |
| 1920 | #264 | 433 |
| 1910 | #345 | 53 |
| 1900 | #354 | 38 |
| 1890 | #328 | 28 |
| 1880 | #283 | 34 |
How popular is Burton, counting every spelling?
Burton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | 23 | #4,419 | 139 |
| Bertin | — | — | 27 |
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 Burton?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Burton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Burton 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Burton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Burton?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Burton are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 47 and 77. That makes Burton a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Burton by state
How common Burton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Burton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Burton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Burton
How popular is the name Burton?
Burton was the 4419th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 222nd with 597 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,258 places. More babies were named Burton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Burton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Burton in the US.
Where is Burton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Burton was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).