How Many People Are Named Burhan?
An estimated 259 people in the United States have the first name Burhan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Burhan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burhan 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 Burhan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
259
About 1 in 1,323,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2018
17 births
Total Registered
262
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burhan
Burhan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 262 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Burhan as a male name
Ranked #6,874 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (17 births)
Burhan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burhan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 103 babies were registered. While Burhan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Burhan by Decade
How has Burhan 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.
Burhan by State
Burhan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burhan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burhan
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burhan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burhan?
We estimate approximately 259 people named Burhan 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 1,323,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Burhan a common name?
Burhan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 262 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burhan most popular?
Burhan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burhan is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burhan a male name?
Burhan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burhan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burhan Smith, Burhan Johnson, Burhan 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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