Burnie
Last seen for girls in 1949 at #5,244 · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to boys 93.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1890 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 876since 1888
Burnie 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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| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
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| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
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| 1973 | — | #3,445 | 9 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,617 | 10 | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,504 | 11 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,099 | 14 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | — | #2,115 | 13 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,813 | 16 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,131 | 11 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,042 | 13 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,207 | 11 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,894 | 14 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | — | #2,326 | 10 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,658 | 18 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | — | #1,848 | 16 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | — | #1,589 | 23 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | — | #1,509 | 25 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,231 | 14 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,063 | 15 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #1,499 | 24 |
| 1917 | — | #1,900 | 16 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,335 | 26 | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | — | #2,271 | 9 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
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| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
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| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
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| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Burnie! It came in at #815, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
See more about Burnie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1988
- Biggest drop: 24 spots in 1895 (#954 → #978)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1890 at #814 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1894–1896
- Highest: 1 in 15,861 boys born in 1890 were named Burnie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 382,857 boys born in 1988 (0.00%)
- 21.1% of all boys named Burnie (185) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1889, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #815 (1888) | #815 |
| 1890s | 25 | #814 (1890) | #932 |
| 1900s | 17 | #1,064 (1904) | #1,198 |
| 1910s | 133 | #1,335 (1916) | #1,803 |
| 1920s | 185 | #1,509 (1921) | #1,873 |
| 1930s | 127 | #1,587 (1936) | #2,137 |
| 1940s | 143 | #1,577 (1943) | #1,958 |
| 1950s | 114 | #1,815 (1950) | #2,521 |
| 1960s | 85 | #2,352 (1967) | #2,830 |
| 1970s | 35 | #3,152 (1972) | #3,571 |
| 1980s | 5 | #7,270 (1988) | #7,270 |
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.
Burnie in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 231,526 of them was named Burnie, which outranked 13.9% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 776 names at #4,809; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 42,228 of them was named Burnie, which outranked 68.9% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,446Von25
- #1,446Waino25
- #1,446Young25
- #1,499Burnie24
- #1,499Aldon24
- #1,499Alpha24
- #1,499Casmir24
- #1,539Alfons23
- #1,539Amil23
- #1,539Amon23
Tied with 39 names at #1,499; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.