How Many People Are Named Burch?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Burch. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 83 years old, and Burch peaked in popularity in 1916 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burch as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Burch paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 83, Burch is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1953.
- Burch is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
83
years old
Peak Year
1916
17 births
Total Registered
157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burch
Burch is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 157 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Burch as a male name
Ranked #4,019 in 1958
5 male births in 1958
Peak: 1916 (17 births)
Burch: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burch span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 52 babies were registered. Burch has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burch by Decade
How has Burch tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Burch by State
Burch + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burch
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burch: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burch?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Burch are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Burch a common name?
Burch is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burch most popular?
Burch reached peak popularity in 1916, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burch is approximately 83 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burch a male name?
Burch is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burch Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burch Smith, Burch Johnson, Burch Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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