How Many People Are Named Burt?
An estimated 3,297 people in the United States have the first name Burt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Burt peaked in popularity in 1956 with 152 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burt 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 Burt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,297
About 1 in 103,959 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1956
152 births
Total Registered
6,555
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burt
Burt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,555 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Burt as a male name
Ranked #10,986 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1956 (152 births)
Burt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burt span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,238 babies were registered. Burt has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burt by Decade
How has Burt 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.
Burt by State
Birth registrations for Burt span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Missouri, Minnesota. On average, about 94 Burts were registered per state.
Burt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burt
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burt?
We estimate approximately 3,297 people named Burt 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 103,959 Americans share this first name.
Is Burt a common name?
Burt is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,555 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burt most popular?
Burt reached peak popularity in 1956, when 152 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burt is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burt a male name?
Burt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burt Smith, Burt Johnson, Burt 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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