Burt

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Burt first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 122 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1956 with 152 babies (rank #616 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Burt

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Burt yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,555

Total babies (all years)

122

Years in the data

152

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Burt

Burt Lancasterproducer · b. 1913
Burt Bacharachrecording artist · b. 1928
Burt Youngfilm actor · b. 1940
Burt Rutanmilitary flight engineer · b. 1943
Burt Wardtelevision actor · b. 1945

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	42	#258
1881	37	#260
1882	31	#311
1883	35	#279
1884	29	#328
1885	20	#401
1886	19	#404
1887	17	#411
1888	30	#331
1889	17	#447
1890	30	#316
1891	14	#478
1892	14	#552
1893	22	#385
1894	14	#546
1895	22	#417
1896	12	#649
1897	17	#479
1898	13	#613
1899	21	#403
1900	18	#585
1901	13	#568
1902	12	#655
1903	9	#795
1904	13	#649
1905	11	#749
1906	18	#550
1907	16	#639
1908	13	#748
1909	21	#577
1910	20	#657
1911	22	#672
1912	34	#738
1913	36	#789
1914	37	#900
1915	66	#735
1916	66	#752
1917	60	#823
1918	84	#679
1919	57	#877
1920	73	#775
1921	78	#754
1922	82	#722
1923	75	#756
1924	65	#850
1925	78	#739
1926	71	#770
1927	84	#711
1928	73	#754
1929	77	#705
1930	79	#699
1931	81	#665
1932	77	#704
1933	67	#748
1934	70	#730
1935	78	#681
1936	78	#669
1937	69	#731
1938	72	#720
1939	58	#800
1940	74	#702
1941	55	#850
1942	73	#748
1943	86	#692
1944	70	#742
1945	68	#744
1946	68	#806
1947	88	#731
1948	109	#647
1949	111	#651
1950	101	#680
1951	123	#636
1952	113	#651
1953	128	#631
1954	141	#621
1955	122	#660
1956	152	#616
1957	120	#695
1958	116	#695
1959	122	#693
1960	107	#745
1961	91	#799
1962	109	#732
1963	103	#758
1964	89	#800
1965	90	#777
1966	85	#787
1967	97	#751
1968	78	#829
1969	73	#893
1970	76	#918
1971	68	#985
1972	58	#1,062
1973	100	#792
1974	63	#1,039
1975	67	#1,003
1976	57	#1,125
1977	64	#1,080
1978	66	#1,068
1979	50	#1,305
1980	49	#1,344
1981	44	#1,435
1982	36	#1,656
1983	25	#2,093
1984	31	#1,801
1985	16	#2,959
1986	17	#2,906
1987	14	#3,359
1988	15	#3,375
1989	15	#3,641
1990	13	#4,193
1991	8	#6,016
1992	16	#3,775
1993	6	#7,751
1994	8	#6,445
1995	6	#7,924
1997	6	#8,269
1998	7	#7,665
2000	8	#7,537
2003	6	#9,745
2004	5	#11,614
2017	6	#10,986