Given name & surname
Burel
“from the knotted wood”
Burel is a variant of Burl. One English interpretation is “from the knotted wood.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burel is a variant of Burl. One English interpretation is “from the knotted wood.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burel is a variant of Burl. An origin associated with Burl is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 183
- 183 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1957. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 440 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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