Fun Facts About the Name Burtis
- 480 babies named Burtis: U.S. records list 480 babies given the name Burtis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Burtis Mean?
Burtis is an English family name that is also used, though rarely, as a masculine given name. Its meaning is uncertain. One explanation found in surname references treats it as a form of the Middle English personal name Burt - itself a short form of names built on the Old English element beorht, "bright" - with an added ending -is. That ending may have served as a genitive or diminutive suffix, but its exact force in this name is not documented. Because both the base name and the ending are reconstructed for Burtis rather than directly attested in it, any sense such as "bright" should be treated as possible rather than settled.
Burtis Name History & Origins
Burtis belongs to the large group of English surnames that were later taken up as first names, particularly in the United States. It is distinct from the better-known surname and place name Burton and from the shorter surname Burt, even though surname lists sometimes group these forms together; a similar spelling alone does not establish a shared origin. The early history of Burtis itself is not well documented, and its geographic concentration in England is not firmly traced.
Its use as a given name is chiefly American and follows the broad nineteenth-century fashion for using family surnames as personal names. It has always been uncommon and appears to have been passed down mainly within families reusing an ancestral surname.
How Popular is the Name Burtis?
Burtis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1943. Its best rank was #1,430 in 1912.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #5,212 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,079 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,478 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,205 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,018 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,691 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,318 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,021 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,613 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,204 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,101 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #2,796 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,474 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #3,035 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,785 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,028 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #1,585 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1942 | #2,738 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #2,221 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #2,694 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #3,159 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,204 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,944 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #2,899 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #2,143 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #3,012 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #2,391 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #3,125 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,131 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,643 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,017 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,400 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #1,808 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #1,850 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1925 | #1,941 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #2,493 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,642 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #2,258 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1921 | #2,164 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #2,239 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #1,760 | 19 | 0.0019% |
| 1918 | #1,914 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1917 | #2,001 | 15 | 0.0016% |
| 1916 | #2,960 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #2,084 | 13 | 0.0015% |
| 1914 | #1,698 | 14 | 0.0021% |
| 1913 | #2,116 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #1,430 | 12 | 0.0028% |
| 1911 | #1,563 | 6 | 0.0027% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Burtis Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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