How Many People Are Named Burke?
people named Burke are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 106,078 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,188 babies named Burke in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
79 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from Old English burg meaning "fortress".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Burke, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 4.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Burke alive today is about 33 years old, and 55% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Burke first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2014, to 79 babies. In 2025, 49 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Burke has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #798, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #2,649.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,649 |
| Best rank | #798 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,151 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Burke alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Burke were born in Utah than in any other state: about 96 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Burke was given 22.2 times as often in Utah, 17.9 times in Nebraska and 1.7 times in Texas.
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