Boy name Old English origin

Burton

BUR-tuhn · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Fortified town
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5076
2024 births19
Peak year1925
First appeared1880
Total US births22,464
1925 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Burt
Alternate spellings
Berton

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Notable people named Burton

Burton Cummings
Sir Richard Burton