Burnis
- Last seen for girls in 1943 at #4,196
- Last seen for boys in 1986 at #6,721
- Given to boys 90.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1925 · 29 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 842since 1912
Burnis over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | #3,615 | 11 | |
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| 1977 | — | #3,386 | 11 | |
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| 1974 | — | #4,190 | 7 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,505 | 6 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,366 | 16 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,521 | 8 | |
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| 1968 | — | #3,107 | 8 | |
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| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
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| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,242 | 14 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,535 | 11 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,302 | 12 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,709 | 9 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,916 | 16 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,949 | 14 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | — | #1,496 | 22 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,446 | 22 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,736 | 16 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,532 | 19 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | — | #1,688 | 17 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,964 | 13 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,538 | 20 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,471 | 10 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #1,360 | 29 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | — | #1,874 | 18 | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | — | #1,980 | 17 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1918 | — | #1,998 | 16 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | — | #2,389 | 11 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Burnis! It came in at #1,527, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1965–1967, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Burnis is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Burnis in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Burnis
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1986
Rise & fade · boys
13 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1925 at #1,360 (29 births)
- Births halved by 1926, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 38,480
- Highest: 1 in 38,480 boys born in 1925 were named Burnis (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 368,303 boys born in 1986 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 20.4% of all boys named Burnis (172) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 98 | #1,527 (1912) | #2,077 |
| 1920s | 172 | #1,360 (1925) | #1,994 |
| 1930s | 153 | #1,532 (1939) | #1,883 |
| 1940s | 156 | #1,446 (1941) | #1,959 |
| 1950s | 124 | #1,746 (1950) | #2,399 |
| 1960s | 63 | #2,242 (1961) | #3,070 |
| 1970s | 55 | #2,366 (1971) | #3,655 |
| 1980s | 21 | #3,615 (1980) | #5,574 |
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.
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