boy's name

Burt

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 6,594

Burt is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1956, when 152 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Burt over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

1,238
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Burt by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 277
1890s 179
1900s 144
1910s 482
1920s 756
1930s 729
1940s 802
1950s 1,238
1960s 922
1970s 669
1980s 262
1990s 70
2000s 19
2010s (to 2017) 6

How popular is Burt?

In 2017, Burt was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Burt is used

England & Wales #5,937 3 in 2024
United States #11,299 6 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Burt

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Burt also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Burt over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Burt

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Burt — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Burt

How popular is the name Burt?

In 2017, Burt was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Burt a girl's or a boy's name?

Burt is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Burt?

Burt has 1 syllable.

When was Burt most popular?

Burt peaked in 1956, when 152 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.