How Many People Are Named Burton?
An estimated 7,949 people in the United States have the first name Burton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Burton peaked in popularity in 1925 with 597 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burton 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 Burton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,949
About 1 in 43,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1925
597 births
Total Registered
22,512
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burton
Burton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22,512 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Burton as a male name
Ranked #5,076 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 1925 (597 births)
Burton as a female name
Ranked #6,664 in 1961
5 female births in 1961
Peak: 1932 (7 births)
Burton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5,251 babies were registered. Burton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burton by Decade
How has Burton 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.
Burton by State
Birth registrations for Burton span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Arizona, South Carolina. On average, about 354 Burtons were registered per state.
Burton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burton
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burton?
We estimate approximately 7,949 people named Burton 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 43,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Burton a common name?
Burton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,512 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burton most popular?
Burton reached peak popularity in 1925, when 597 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burton is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burton a male name?
Burton is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burton Smith, Burton Johnson, Burton 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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