Boy name#1,255 of boy names
Burl
Pronounced B ER1 L (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1921
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Burl?
Burl is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 7,541 children — the 1,255th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 23 births across the past decade, against a peak of 223 in a single year. That peak was in 1921.
Berle is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Burl and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Berle
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B ER1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Burl
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Burl
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Burl?
- Burl ranks 1,255th among boys' names in US records, with 7,541 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 23.
- Is Burl a unisex name?
- No. Burl is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Burl most popular?
- 1921, when 223 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Burl spelled?
- Berle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.