Burleigh

BUR-lee /ˈbɜːliː/
boy 2 syllables fading

Burleigh is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Burleigh is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1971. Burleigh was first reported in SSA data in 1892 and peaked in 1932 (29 births).

About the name Burleigh

PronunciationBUR-lee /ˈbɜːliː/
29peak births 1932
1892first in SSA data

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How popular is Burleigh?

Boys named Burleigh
1892190019101920193019401950196019701971
Boys named Burleigh per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1892–1971 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1971) 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

Burleigh total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19715—#5,002
19656—#3,585
19637—#3,354
19587—#3,310
19577—#3,284
19565—#4,010
19558—#2,994
19528—#2,904
195110—#2,520
19506—#3,368
19498—#2,822
19486—#3,361
194714—#2,085
194612—#2,161
19447—#2,892
19438—#2,756
19427—#2,966
194110—#2,356
19406—#3,172
19397—#2,863
193810—#2,347
193712—#2,097
193616—#1,737
19358—#2,744
193412—#2,143
19336—#3,320
193229—#1,256
193126—#1,367
193011—#2,464
192914—#2,109
19289—#2,876
192713—#2,310
19265—#4,285
192512—#2,453
192410—#2,835
19238—#3,208
192213—#2,358
192114—#2,275
192015—#2,149
191914—#2,163
19185—#4,258
191712—#2,302
191612—#2,281
19159—#2,655
19147—#2,683
18995—#1,070
18926—#974
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