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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Burley

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the fort or castle meadow.
From the castle''s meadow; from the fortified meadow; from the meadow of knotted wood; surname
Teutonic

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

b(u)-rley, bur-ley

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #920, 58 births); most recent 2020 (rank #9549, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #3664, 8 births); most recent 1940 (rank #4348, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024––
2023––
2022––
2021––
20207–
2019––
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2017––
20165–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data