Burleigh

Boy · recorded 1892–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1892best year

Most popular in 1892.

Last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1892

0254918921912193219511971

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 47 recorded years as a table
Burleigh, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189249
189947
191411
191511
191613
191713
19185
191914
192014
192113
192212
19237
19249
192511
19265
192712
19288
192913
193010
193125
193228
19336
193412
19358
193615
193711
19389
19396
19405
19418
19425
19436
19445
19467
19478
19483
19495
19503
19515
19524
19554
19562
19573
19583
19633
19653
19713

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Burleigh isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1971
5
Rank in 1971
#4,907
How rare
1 in 353,689 boys
Since 1892
467

Burleigh was last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1892, at 49 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Burleigh doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.