Burlie
The Story of Burlie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Burlie as a girl name dates back to 1905, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Burlie — #3,024 in the national rankings. About 70% of every Burlie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Burlie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1922, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Burlie as a boy name dates back to 1906, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Burlie — #2,398 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Burlie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Burlie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1949, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 139 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Burlie
Burlie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 139 births in the dataset. Burlie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,398. Use the chart and map above to compare Burlie'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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