How Many People Are Named Burnett?
people named Burnett are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 592,348 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,843 babies named Burnett in Social Security records from 1882 to 1994, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
53 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Burnett, 19.3% were girls and 80.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 15.6% of the babies were girls then and 15.9% in the 1960s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Burnett alive today is about 69 years old, and 78% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Burnett first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1920, to 53 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1994.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 1994
🏆 Rank History
Burnett has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #638, in 1887. Among girls, its best rank was #2,403, in 1912.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #638 (1887) | #2,403 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,244 in the 1920s | #3,825 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Burnett alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Burnett were born in Texas than in any other state: about 9 of those alive today.
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