How Many People Are Named Burr?
An estimated 202 people in the United States have the first name Burr. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Burr peaked in popularity in 1916 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burr 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 Burr paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Burr is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
202
About 1 in 1,696,804 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1916
23 births
Total Registered
803
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burr
Burr is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 803 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Burr as a male name
Ranked #5,712 in 1976
5 male births in 1976
Peak: 1916 (23 births)
Burr: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burr span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 167 babies were registered. Burr has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burr by Decade
How has Burr 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.
Burr by State
Burr + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burr as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burr
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burr: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burr?
We estimate approximately 202 people named Burr 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 1,696,804 Americans share this first name.
Is Burr a common name?
Burr is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 803 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burr most popular?
Burr reached peak popularity in 1916, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burr is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burr a male name?
Burr is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burr Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burr Smith, Burr Johnson, Burr 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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