Burnice
Last seen for girls in 1964 at #6,009 · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #6,721
Given to girls 54.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1907 · 20 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,593since 1893
Burnice 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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| 1986 | — | #6,721 | 5 | |
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| 1980 | — | #5,525 | 6 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,554 | 7 | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | — | #5,101 | 5 | |
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #3,836 | 7 | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | — | #1,836 | 18 | |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #2,010 | 15 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #1,380 | 28 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #1,449 | 26 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #1,438 | 22 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #1,501 | 27 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | #1,291 | 33 | #1,272 | 27 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #1,403 | 23 |
| 1936 | #1,593 | 22 | #1,587 | 18 |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | #1,123 | 34 |
| 1934 | #1,205 | 35 | #1,266 | 28 |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | #1,192 | 36 | #1,465 | 23 |
| 1931 | #1,104 | 41 | #1,843 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,059 | 48 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1929 | #1,119 | 43 | #1,312 | 29 |
| 1928 | #1,009 | 55 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1927 | #1,233 | 40 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1926 | #1,181 | 42 | #1,353 | 29 |
| 1925 | #905 | 67 | #1,279 | 32 |
| 1924 | #1,031 | 56 | #1,071 | 44 |
| 1923 | #1,065 | 51 | #1,128 | 40 |
| 1922 | #917 | 64 | #1,107 | 41 |
| 1921 | #969 | 58 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1920 | #939 | 60 | #1,119 | 40 |
| 1919 | #984 | 53 | #1,230 | 33 |
| 1918 | #1,031 | 49 | #1,152 | 36 |
| 1917 | #1,054 | 45 | #1,264 | 29 |
| 1916 | #1,013 | 46 | #998 | 41 |
| 1915 | #1,012 | 43 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1914 | #1,175 | 27 | #1,153 | 25 |
| 1913 | #1,091 | 25 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #1,007 | 19 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Burnice! It came in at #1,277, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1899, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Burnice is popular in 1923
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#521 · 1 in 7,854
- Georgia#524 · 1 in 6,887
- Alabama#532 · 1 in 6,236
Best ever in a state: #285 in Florida, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| North Carolina | #521 | 5 | 1 in 7,854 |
| Georgia | #524 | 5 | 1 in 6,887 |
| Alabama | #532 | 5 | 1 in 6,236 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Burnice
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1964
- Biggest jump: 389 spots in 1907 (#1,229 → #840)
- Biggest drop: 517 spots in 1908 (#840 → #1,357)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1907 at #840 (20 births)
- Births halved by 1908, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 1919–1922
- Highest: 1 in 15,928 girls born in 1907 were named Burnice (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 315,809 girls born in 1964 (0.00%)
- 33.6% of all girls named Burnice (536) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1964, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | #1,277 (1893) | #1,512 |
| 1900s | 102 | #840 (1907) | #1,264 |
| 1910s | 343 | #984 (1919) | #1,069 |
| 1920s | 536 | #905 (1925) | #1,037 |
| 1930s | 317 | #1,059 (1930) | #1,332 |
| 1940s | 174 | #1,501 (1941) | #2,276 |
| 1950s | 86 | #2,577 (1951) | #4,145 |
| 1960s | 14 | #4,865 (1962) | #5,437 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Burnice in 1923
Top girls' names in 1923
Top boys' names in 1923
More about 1923
girls
1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 23,654 of them was named Burnice, which outranked 81.4% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,054Jessica52
- #1,054Leanna52
- #1,054Ula52
- #1,065Burnice51
- #1,065Ardelle51
- #1,065Ethyl51
- #1,065Glendora51
- #1,076Aleen50
- #1,076Birtha50
- #1,076Dorine50
Tied with 10 names at #1,065; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 27,403 of them was named Burnice, which outranked 77.0% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,114Mathias41
- #1,114Talmage41
- #1,114Whitney41
- #1,128Burnice40
- #1,128Attilio40
- #1,128Berton40
- #1,128Florencio40
- #1,140Bernell39
- #1,140Finley39
- #1,140Fulton39
Tied with 11 names at #1,128; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.