Given name & surname
Burleigh
“from the meadow of knotted wood”
Burleigh is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of knotted wood.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the meadow of knotted wood.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 467
- 467 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 29 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 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 234 as a first name in 2020; 2,892 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.
Burleigh’s family of names
Burleigh has a related form in Burley. Burleigh has a related form in Burlea. Burleigh has a related form in Burleah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Burleigh
- Burleigh GrimesAmerican baseball player and manager (1893–1985)
- Burleigh F. SpaldingAmerican politician (1853-1934)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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