Is Burley a boy or girl name?

Burley is a boy’s name. Of the 2,350 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys.

Burley

Recorded 1880–2020 · United States

Burley was most popular in 1921, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,738 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,350 people named Burley.

Burley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Burley’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Burley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Burley is a boy’s name — 1.7% of the 2,350 Americans given it were girls and 98.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Burley

Where Burley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org