How Many People Are Named Burgess?
An estimated 442 people in the United States have the first name Burgess. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Burgess peaked in popularity in 1922 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burgess 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 Burgess paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
442
About 1 in 775,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1922
28 births
Total Registered
1,089
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burgess
Burgess is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,089 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Burgess as a male name
Ranked #9,846 in 2010
7 male births in 2010
Peak: 1922 (28 births)
Burgess: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burgess span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 208 babies were registered. Burgess has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burgess by Decade
How has Burgess 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.
Burgess by State
Birth registrations for Burgess span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia. The lowest are in West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky. On average, about 13 Burgesss were registered per state.
Burgess + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burgess as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burgess
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burgess: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burgess?
We estimate approximately 442 people named Burgess 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 775,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Burgess a common name?
Burgess is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,089 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burgess most popular?
Burgess reached peak popularity in 1922, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burgess is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burgess a male name?
Burgess is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burgess Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burgess Smith, Burgess Johnson, Burgess 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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