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Burt

Short form of Burton.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈbɜɹt/; British English /ˈbɜːt/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2017)#10,775

Meaning and history

Burt is a short form of Burton. A notable bearer was the American actor Burt Reynolds (1936–2018).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
19981998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
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2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
20032003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
20082008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
20132013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
20172017: 6 births, rank #10,775

Burt rose from #985 to #792 for boys between 1971 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1956, with 152 births.

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