Burk

BURK /ˈbɜːk/
boy 1 syllable fading

Burk is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1969 and has since faded.

Burk is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Burk was first reported in SSA data in 1891 and peaked in 1969 (11 births).

About the name Burk

PronunciationBURK /ˈbɜːk/
11peak births 1969
1891first in SSA data

Names similar to Burk

How popular is Burk?

Boys named Burk
18911900192019401960198020002019
Boys named Burk per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1891–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Burk total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201966#10,997
201866#10,991
201266#10,990
201155#12,563
201055#12,523
200777#9,920
200555#11,711
200355#11,119
200255#10,897
19966—#8,084
19797—#4,909
19767—#4,497
19755—#5,574
19717—#4,016
19707—#3,892
196911—#2,706
19686—#3,730
19667—#3,278
19649—#2,887
19638—#3,079
19625—#4,114
19615—#4,140
19586—#3,587
19576—#3,611
19545—#3,891
19526—#3,409
19485—#3,741
19425—#3,629
19375—#3,593
19355—#3,716
19326—#3,415
19316—#3,437
19275—#4,277
19265—#4,284
19258—#3,185
192210—#2,833
19205—#4,379
19195—#4,233
19175—#4,067
18916—#857