Burnette
Burnette could be:an incorrect spelling of "brunette". Billy Burnette, American guitarist Billy Joe Burnette (1941–2016), American country singer Dorsey Burnette (1932–1979), American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette (1934–1964), American rockabilly and pop singer Kurt R.
Meaning & Origin of Burnette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Burnette could be:an incorrect spelling of "brunette". Billy Burnette, American guitarist Billy Joe Burnette (1941–2016), American country singer Dorsey Burnette (1932–1979), American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette (1934–1964), American rockabilly and pop singer Kurt R.
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The Story of Burnette
As a girl name
American parents first put Burnette on the record books as a girl name in 1906, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 29 Burnettes were born — ranking #1,520 that year. About 21% of every Burnette on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Burnette last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 764 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Burnette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 13 births, good for #2,347 nationwide. About 27% of every Burnette on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Burnette last appeared in the published SSA data in 1961, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 234 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Burnette
Burnette is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 764 births in the dataset. Burnette's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,520. Use the chart and map above to compare Burnette'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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