Burnis
The Story of Burnis
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Burnis as a girl name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1925 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Burnis — #3,116 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Burnis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Burnis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1943, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 90 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Burnis on the record books as a boy name in 1912, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 29 Burniss were born — ranking #1,360 that year. About 20% of every Burnis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Burnis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 842 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 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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