Burnette

Where Burnette comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Burnette through the years
  1. 1906
    First appearance
    #1,951 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1923
    Peak, #1,520
    29 babies named Burnette, the most in any year.
  3. 1926
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,269.
  4. 1962
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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