Burnis
The Story of Burnis
As a girl name
Burnis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 10 Burniss were born — ranking #3,116 that year. As of 2026, Burnis ranks #4,196 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 90 Burniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Burnis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 29 Burniss were born — ranking #1,360 that year. As of 2026, Burnis ranks #6,723 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 842 Burniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Burnis
Burnis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 842 births in the dataset. Burnis's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #1,360. Use the chart and map above to compare Burnis'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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