Burton
Burton is an English surname with habitational origins.
Meaning & Origin of Burton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Burton is an English surname with habitational origins.
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The Story of Burton
Burton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 34 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 597 Burtons were born — ranking #222 that year. As of 2026, Burton ranks #4,206 for baby boys with 25 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 23K Burtons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Burton
Burton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 23K births in the dataset. Burton's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #222. Use the chart and map above to compare Burton'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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