Burnie
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately 325 kilometres (202 mi) north-west of the state capital of Hobart, 147 kilometres (91 mi) north-west of Launceston, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of Devonport.
Meaning & Origin of Burnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately 325 kilometres (202 mi) north-west of the state capital of Hobart, 147 kilometres (91 mi) north-west of Launceston, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of Devonport.
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The Story of Burnie
As a girl name
American parents first put Burnie on the record books as a girl name in 1889, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 7 Burnies were born — ranking #3,434 that year. About 35% of every Burnie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Burnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1949, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 62 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Burnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1888, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 26 births, good for #1,335 nationwide. About 21% of every Burnie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Burnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 876 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Burnie
Burnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 876 births in the dataset. Burnie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,335. Use the chart and map above to compare Burnie'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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