Burdette
Burdette is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Burdette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Burdette is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Burdette
As a girl name
Burdette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 11 Burdettes were born — ranking #2,899 that year. As of 2026, Burdette ranks #6,244 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 127 Burdettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Burdette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1885, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 74 Burdettes were born — ranking #766 that year. As of 2026, Burdette ranks #5,355 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Burdettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Burdette
Burdette is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Burdette's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #766. Use the chart and map above to compare Burdette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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