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Burlin

100% boys · last recorded 1971

Burlin has been given to about 400 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1932, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 154
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Burlin per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1932 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time400

How popular is Burlin?

Its best year was 1932, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 1655th. The typical living American called Burlin is about 82 years old today.

Names that sound like Burlin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlin0.68
  2. Merlin0.68
  3. Arlin0.68
  4. Brain0.68
  5. Carlin0.68
  6. Verlin0.68
  7. Justin0.62
  8. Dustin0.62

Middle names for Burlin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Burlin Paul0.77
  2. Burlin John0.77
  3. Burlin Lee0.77
  4. Burlin Dean0.76
  5. Burlin Wade0.76
  6. Burlin Ross0.76

Sibling names for Burlin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.74
  2. Winonasister · 0.72
  3. Mavissister · 0.71
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.67
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.67
  6. Cleoeither · 0.66

Where Burlin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Burlin Anderson0.77
    2. Burlin Reyes0.72
    3. Burlin Moore0.72
    4. Burlin Lee0.72
    5. Burlin Hall0.72
    6. Burlin Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Burlin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.