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.

Burton

#776 most common boys' name of all time · #1,747 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#776
Rank overall
#1,747 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
22,534
Since 2016
256
Peak year
1925 #222
Best rank
#222 1925
Girls Boys peak 597/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Burton 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
2025 — 23 23 #4,396
2024 — 19 19 #5,067
2023 — 31 31 #3,629
2022 — 35 35 #3,345
2021 — 31 31 #3,584
2020 — 20 20 #4,699
2019 — 24 24 #4,231
2018 — 23 23 #4,357
2017 — 25 25 #4,105
2016 — 25 25 #4,100
2015 — 36 36 #3,149
2014 — 27 27 #3,788
2013 — 30 30 #3,497
2012 — 36 36 #3,115
2011 — 27 27 #3,793
2010 — 26 26 #3,896
2009 — 26 26 #3,920
2008 — 19 19 #4,904
2007 — 29 29 #3,592
2006 — 25 25 #3,889
2005 — 31 31 #3,241
2004 — 30 30 #3,217
2003 — 23 23 #3,734
2002 — 24 24 #3,554
2001 — 22 22 #3,723
2000 — 21 21 #3,767
1999 — 24 24 #3,280
1998 — 25 25 #3,093
1997 — 21 21 #3,354
1996 — 37 37 #2,219
1995 — 25 25 #2,848
1994 — 36 36 #2,219
1993 — 36 36 #2,162
1992 — 31 31 #2,364
1991 — 45 45 #1,768
1990 — 43 43 #1,810
1989 — 54 54 #1,517
1988 — 51 51 #1,483
1987 — 56 56 #1,318
1986 — 63 63 #1,201
1985 — 56 56 #1,282
1984 — 60 60 #1,174
1983 — 70 70 #1,059
1982 — 75 75 #1,053
1981 — 91 91 #938
1980 — 97 97 #908
1979 — 94 94 #902
1978 — 102 102 #847
1977 — 98 98 #859
1976 — 82 82 #921
1975 — 79 79 #922
1974 — 86 86 #862
1973 — 87 87 #847
1972 — 112 112 #750
1971 — 119 119 #748
1970 — 121 121 #749
1969 — 117 117 #721
1968 — 120 120 #689
1967 — 129 129 #655
1966 — 152 152 #603
1965 — 160 160 #602
1964 — 163 163 #613
1963 — 197 197 #562
1962 — 154 154 #624
1961 5 182 187 #586
1960 — 186 186 #571
1959 — 171 171 #598
1958 — 158 158 #612
1957 — 196 196 #552
1956 — 191 191 #551
1955 — 183 183 #547
1954 — 192 192 #525
1953 — 222 222 #470
1952 — 217 217 #471
1951 — 216 216 #462
1950 — 252 252 #421
1949 — 270 270 #411
1948 — 246 246 #426
1947 — 293 293 #401
1946 — 285 285 #388
1945 — 273 273 #359
1944 — 293 293 #349
1943 — 304 304 #350
1942 — 317 317 #342
1941 — 334 334 #322
1940 — 345 345 #301
1939 — 312 312 #314
1938 — 384 384 #282
1937 — 410 410 #269
1936 — 435 435 #256
1935 — 399 399 #273
1934 — 433 433 #260
1933 — 427 427 #253
1932 7 440 447 #257
1931 — 473 473 #244
1930 — 560 560 #227
1929 — 545 545 #232
1928 5 518 523 #244
1927 — 546 546 #241
1926 5 558 563 #237
1925 — 597 597 #222
1924 — 551 551 #245
1923 5 495 500 #252
1922 6 479 485 #256
1921 5 503 508 #249
1920 — 433 433 #265
1919 — 456 456 #248
1918 5 450 455 #251
1917 — 398 398 #253
1916 5 358 363 #267
1915 — 328 328 #268
1914 — 244 244 #285
1913 — 207 207 #266
1912 — 163 163 #281
1911 — 84 84 #288
1910 — 53 53 #349
1909 — 52 52 #318
1908 — 34 34 #405
1907 — 43 43 #326
1906 — 50 50 #282
1905 — 30 30 #385
1904 — 41 41 #306
1903 — 52 52 #254
1902 — 29 29 #368
1901 — 35 35 #296
1900 — 38 38 #354
1899 — 32 32 #311
1898 — 38 38 #309
1897 — 26 26 #368
1896 — 42 42 #285
1895 — 27 27 #358
1894 — 29 29 #332
1893 — 30 30 #320
1892 — 32 32 #331
1891 — 29 29 #311
1890 — 28 28 #332
1889 — 24 24 #363
1888 — 42 42 #278
1887 — 23 23 #343
1886 — 35 35 #289
1885 — 32 32 #300
1884 — 38 38 #280
1883 — 40 40 #261
1882 — 38 38 #281
1881 — 42 42 #241
1880 — 34 34 #283