Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Burl

#1,398 most common boys' name of all time · #3,377 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among boys
#1,398
Rank overall
#3,377 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
7,200
Since 2016
24
Peak year
1921 #418
Best rank
#387 1887
Girls Boys peak 211/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Burl is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 — 7 7 #9,904
2022 — 5 5 #12,347
2018 — 6 6 #10,772
2017 — 6 6 #10,793
2010 — 6 6 #10,782
2005 — 5 5 #11,488
2001 — 7 7 #8,352
2000 — 6 6 #9,129
1995 — 7 7 #7,005
1993 — 10 10 #5,368
1992 — 8 8 #6,144
1991 — 11 11 #4,771
1990 — 6 6 #7,195
1989 — 5 5 #7,930
1988 — 13 13 #3,711
1987 — 7 7 #5,475
1986 — 11 11 #3,894
1985 — 12 12 #3,613
1984 — 19 19 #2,538
1983 — 14 14 #3,084
1982 — 18 18 #2,602
1981 — 18 18 #2,575
1980 — 27 27 #2,007
1979 — 19 19 #2,469
1978 — 24 24 #2,015
1977 — 22 22 #2,137
1976 — 20 20 #2,251
1975 — 21 21 #2,139
1974 — 30 30 #1,620
1973 — 30 30 #1,588
1972 — 31 31 #1,539
1971 — 32 32 #1,529
1970 — 36 36 #1,397
1969 — 40 40 #1,254
1968 — 43 43 #1,148
1967 — 39 39 #1,199
1966 — 34 34 #1,306
1965 — 45 45 #1,108
1964 — 48 48 #1,098
1963 — 47 47 #1,126
1962 — 45 45 #1,147
1961 — 52 52 #1,080
1960 — 59 59 #1,000
1959 — 65 65 #954
1958 — 67 67 #930
1957 — 71 71 #897
1956 — 80 80 #833
1955 — 96 96 #747
1954 — 86 86 #769
1953 — 90 90 #750
1952 — 83 83 #771
1951 — 95 95 #712
1950 — 99 99 #685
1949 — 81 81 #764
1948 — 93 93 #691
1947 — 106 106 #670
1946 — 102 102 #635
1945 — 84 84 #658
1944 — 86 86 #667
1943 — 109 109 #606
1942 — 120 120 #563
1941 — 100 100 #595
1940 — 113 113 #557
1939 — 124 124 #508
1938 — 110 110 #555
1937 — 127 127 #511
1936 — 127 127 #505
1935 — 137 137 #483
1934 — 120 120 #538
1933 — 113 113 #536
1932 — 144 144 #478
1931 — 156 156 #449
1930 — 134 134 #515
1929 6 135 141 #507
1928 8 170 178 #466
1927 — 163 163 #474
1926 — 152 152 #487
1925 — 150 150 #494
1924 5 154 159 #499
1923 — 157 157 #490
1922 — 190 190 #441
1921 — 211 211 #418
1920 — 174 174 #461
1919 — 130 130 #521
1918 — 140 140 #506
1917 — 130 130 #504
1916 — 150 150 #464
1915 — 130 130 #489
1914 — 92 92 #509
1913 — 86 86 #464
1912 — 66 66 #488
1911 — 28 28 #579
1910 — 37 37 #455
1909 — 29 29 #479
1908 — 21 21 #558
1907 — 21 21 #522
1906 — 16 16 #598
1905 — 21 21 #495
1904 — 9 9 #825
1903 — 21 21 #461
1902 — 9 9 #810
1901 — 15 15 #520
1900 — 18 18 #584
1899 — 13 13 #563
1898 — 12 12 #643
1897 — 15 15 #529
1896 — 15 15 #541
1895 — 8 8 #808
1894 — 12 12 #606
1893 — 12 12 #586
1892 — 16 16 #507
1891 — 20 20 #394
1890 — 12 12 #581
1889 — 12 12 #561
1888 — 20 20 #424
1887 — 19 19 #387
1886 — 21 21 #393
1885 — 17 17 #452
1884 — 9 9 #670
1883 — 11 11 #568
1882 — 18 18 #431
1881 — 11 11 #540
1880 — 14 14 #487