Burnett
The Story of Burnett
As a girl name
Burnett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 14 Burnetts were born — ranking #2,921 that year. As of 2026, Burnett ranks #7,996 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 282 Burnetts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Burnett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 43 Burnetts were born — ranking #1,073 that year. As of 2026, Burnett ranks #8,799 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Burnetts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Burnett
Burnett is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Burnett's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,073. Use the chart and map above to compare Burnett's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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