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Worldwide, Burt (Burt , Bort , 伯特 , among others...) is quite a common masculine first name. The forename Burt is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Canada, where it is a rare masculine name, and Philippines. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, China, and Philippines. More prevalently, Burt is the last name as well as the forename.
Burt is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bart Simpson , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Burt Hummel , the fictional character in the television series Glee; Burt Shlubb , character in Sin City; Burt Gummer , the fictional character from the Tremors film series and Burt Sigurdson , the minor character on American sitcom That '70s Show, and in many other works.