Burt
Burt is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 6,554 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Burt
If you do not know Burt’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Burt,” in English, “Guten Tag Burt,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Burt,
German
Guten Tag Burt,
French
Bonjour Burt,
Spanish
Estimado/a Burt:
Chinese
Burt您好：
Japanese
Burt様
English
Hi Burt,
German
Hi Burt,
French
Salut Burt,
Spanish
Hola Burt,
Chinese
Burt你好：
Japanese
Burtさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name |
United States birth data
6,554 male · 0 female · 6,554 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Burt a male or female name?
Burt is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Burt in an email?
If you do not know Burt’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Burt,” in English, “Guten Tag Burt,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Burt a unisex name?
Burt is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Burt a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/burt. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_burt,
title = {Is Burt a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/burt},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}