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Burlin
How to Pronounce Burlin
Pronounced BUR-lin /ˈbɜr.lɪn/Medium
Meaning: Burlin extends Burl, an English vocabulary word for a knot in wood and the twist in yarn, with an -in ending, giving a rustic American name in the mold of surname-style boys' names.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Burlin reads as Burl with an added -in tail, part of the early-twentieth-century Southern and rural taste for sturdy, plain-spoken boys' names drawn from everyday words and surnames.
It never gained real traction, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak, and it faded well before mid-century's end. A man named Burlin from its high point would be in his nineties today. The name has a woody, old-timey ring and remains unrevived.
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What does the name Burlin mean?
It is an elaborated form of Burl, an English word for a knot in wood, with an added -in ending.
How do you pronounce Burlin?
It is said BUR-lin /ˈbɜr.lɪn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Burlin a boy or girl name?
Burlin is recorded here as a boy's name.
How popular is Burlin?
It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-thirties.