Burnell
Last seen for girls in 1964 at #6,009 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to boys 82.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 67 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,790since 1906
Burnell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #12,022 | 5 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | #12,246 | 5 | |
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #7,537 | 10 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | #9,600 | 7 | |
| 2010 | — | #9,693 | 7 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #8,143 | 8 | |
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | — | #10,349 | 5 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,317 | 12 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,159 | 12 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | #6,496 | 8 | |
| 1995 | — | #8,868 | 5 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #4,447 | 13 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,872 | 11 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,760 | 11 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,607 | 16 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,618 | 15 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,786 | 9 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,239 | 10 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,457 | 9 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,805 | 11 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,107 | 14 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,230 | 13 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,482 | 12 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,779 | 16 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,168 | 13 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,473 | 18 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,910 | 14 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,709 | 15 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,540 | 16 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,799 | 13 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,311 | 17 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,146 | 10 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,989 | 20 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,914 | 19 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,544 | 26 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,573 | 24 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,465 | 11 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,987 | 16 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #1,615 | 24 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #2,044 | 16 |
| 1962 | — | #1,387 | 32 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1960 | — | #1,434 | 31 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,501 | 28 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,305 | 35 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #1,250 | 39 |
| 1956 | — | #1,203 | 40 | |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #1,419 | 29 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #1,382 | 30 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #1,015 | 51 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #1,027 | 49 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #1,295 | 32 |
| 1950 | — | #1,289 | 31 | |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #1,072 | 43 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #1,079 | 43 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #1,093 | 44 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #1,176 | 35 |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | #1,016 | 39 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #1,070 | 38 |
| 1943 | #1,591 | 28 | #1,170 | 34 |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | #1,089 | 39 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #938 | 46 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #904 | 49 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #1,052 | 37 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #977 | 42 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | #869 | 50 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #972 | 41 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #903 | 49 |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | #1,007 | 41 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #824 | 56 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #924 | 49 |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | #939 | 48 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | #909 | 54 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | #930 | 52 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #950 | 51 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #1,001 | 49 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #944 | 52 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | #871 | 59 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #960 | 53 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | #913 | 56 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #905 | 59 |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | #868 | 64 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #816 | 67 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #1,024 | 44 |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | #943 | 50 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #982 | 44 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #972 | 43 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #879 | 49 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #1,127 | 26 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #930 | 28 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Burnell! It came in at #1,253, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1906–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Burnell is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#254 · 1 in 2,340
- Wisconsin#315 · 1 in 4,893
- Louisiana#432 · 1 in 4,064
- Pennsylvania#499 · 1 in 14,674
Best ever in a state: #142 in South Dakota, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #254 | 5 | 1 in 2,340 |
| Wisconsin | #315 | 5 | 1 in 4,893 |
| Louisiana | #432 | 5 | 1 in 4,064 |
| Pennsylvania | #499 | 6 | 1 in 14,674 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Burnell
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
- Biggest jump: 248 spots in 1915 (#1,127 → #879)
- Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1914 (#930 → #1,127)
- Debuted 1906
- Peaked 1920 at #816 (67 births)
- Births halved by 1950, 30 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 1920–1926
- Highest: 1 in 15,886 boys born in 1920 were named Burnell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 349,202 boys born in 2022 (0.00%)
- 20.1% of all boys named Burnell (562) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 14 | #1,020 (1909) | #1,137 |
| 1910s | 326 | #879 (1915) | #1,003 |
| 1920s | 562 | #816 (1920) | #916 |
| 1930s | 467 | #824 (1933) | #938 |
| 1940s | 410 | #904 (1940) | #1,061 |
| 1950s | 364 | #1,015 (1953) | #1,269 |
| 1960s | 216 | #1,387 (1962) | #1,796 |
| 1970s | 148 | #1,989 (1970) | #2,686 |
| 1980s | 122 | #2,779 (1981) | #3,676 |
| 1990s | 88 | #3,607 (1990) | #5,441 |
| 2000s | 29 | #8,143 (2004) | #10,121 |
| 2010s | 34 | #7,537 (2013) | #10,252 |
| 2020s | 10 | #12,022 (2020) | #12,176 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Burnell in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 170,347 of them was named Burnell, which outranked 30.8% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,561Zenia8
- #3,561Zera8
- #3,561Zilphia8
- #3,875Burnell7
- #3,875Adrianne7
- #3,875Agusta7
- #3,875Alan7
- #4,286Aaron6
- #4,286Adalee6
- #4,286Adalene6
Tied with 410 names at #3,875; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 22,998 of them was named Burnell, which outranked 79.2% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #990Mildred50
- #990Reese50
- #990Rueben50
- #1,001Burnell49
- #1,001Anna49
- #1,001Dell49
- #1,001Faustino49
- #1,012Adan48
- #1,012Clemens48
- #1,012Ewell48
Tied with 10 names at #1,001; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.