Burnett
Last seen for girls in 1970 at #7,995 · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
Given to boys 84.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 9 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,561since 1882
Burnett 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
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| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
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| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
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| 1982 | — | #5,619 | 6 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #5,525 | 6 | |
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | #4,190 | 7 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,223 | 10 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,986 | 5 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,465 | 11 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #2,084 | 15 |
| 1964 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,300 | 13 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #1,757 | 21 |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1959 | — | #1,865 | 19 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,724 | 21 |
| 1957 | — | #1,751 | 21 | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #1,538 | 25 |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #1,939 | 16 |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #1,464 | 25 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #1,702 | 19 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #1,382 | 26 |
| 1945 | — | #1,581 | 18 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #1,311 | 26 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #1,280 | 29 |
| 1942 | — | #1,467 | 23 | |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | — | #1,334 | 25 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,033 | 38 |
| 1938 | — | #1,476 | 21 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | — | #1,494 | 21 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #1,266 | 28 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | — | #1,286 | 28 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,538 | 21 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,463 | 25 | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #1,466 | 25 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #1,184 | 36 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #1,204 | 36 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #1,101 | 42 |
| 1922 | — | #1,259 | 33 | |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #1,073 | 43 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #1,139 | 37 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #1,343 | 28 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #1,033 | 40 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #1,157 | 32 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #1,054 | 37 |
| 1914 | — | #1,153 | 25 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #1,173 | 19 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
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| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
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| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
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| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
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| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
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| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Burnett! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Burnett is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#889 · 1 in 11,606
Best ever in a state: #209 in Kansas, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Texas | #889 | 5 | 1 in 11,606 |
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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 Burnett
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1994
- Biggest jump: 437 spots in 1908 (#1,094 → #657)
- Biggest drop: 286 spots in 1888 (#631 → #917)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1887 at #631 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1887–1888
- Highest: 1 in 9,646 boys born in 1908 were named Burnett (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 386,406 boys born in 1994 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #631 in 1887, was only 1 in 11,268 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.3% of all boys named Burnett (333) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1968, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | #631 (1887) | #832 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,101 (1896) | #1,111 |
| 1900s | 40 | #657 (1908) | #912 |
| 1910s | 259 | #859 (1910) | #1,112 |
| 1920s | 333 | #1,073 (1920) | #1,288 |
| 1930s | 237 | #1,033 (1939) | #1,444 |
| 1940s | 235 | #1,280 (1943) | #1,465 |
| 1950s | 197 | #1,464 (1950) | #1,788 |
| 1960s | 127 | #1,757 (1962) | #2,543 |
| 1970s | 55 | #2,399 (1970) | #4,201 |
| 1980s | 37 | #3,858 (1981) | #5,063 |
| 1990s | 5 | #8,800 (1994) | #8,800 |
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.
Burnett in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 192,220 of them was named Burnett, which outranked 22.9% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,743Zenola7
- #3,743Zenora7
- #3,743Zoa7
- #4,195Burnett6
- #4,195Ader6
- #4,195Adina6
- #4,195Agusta6
- #4,725Adamae5
- #4,725Adelma5
- #4,725Adlena5
Tied with 529 names at #4,195; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 36,920 of them was named Burnett, which outranked 72.0% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,293Norma31
- #1,293Ruffus31
- #1,293Therman31
- #1,323Burnett30
- #1,323Albino30
- #1,323Braxton30
- #1,323Burnice30
- #1,353Adrien29
- #1,353Alcide29
- #1,353Alvah29
Tied with 29 names at #1,323; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.