Holding steady.
Popularity of Burwell since 1913
Babies named Burwell per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 |
| 1920s | 44 |
| 1930s | 36 |
| 1940s | 23 |
| 1950s | 16 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Burwell is a rare masculine given name with English origins, derived from a surname of place-name origin. First recorded in the U.S. in 1913, it saw modest use in the 1910s, peaking in 1918 before falling into near obscurity. The name never cracked the top 1000 and has remained a statistical outlier, with an estimated 1-in-N figure so high as to be effectively zero. Its trajectory has been stable at very low levels, and it has not experienced any significant revival in recent decades. While not associated with any particular region, Burwell evokes a distinctly early 20th-century American naming style, akin to other surname-as-first-name choices like Clarence or Wilbur.
Burwell is a surname transferred to given name use, originating from the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire or Lincolnshire, England. The place name likely comes from Old English 'burh' (fortress) and 'well(a)' (spring, stream), meaning 'fortress by a spring'. It has seen sporadic use as a first name, particularly in the early 20th century.
Sibling names for Burwell
Names that share Burwell's style, for a brother or sister.
