Burnham

Boy · recorded 1912–1951

  • 1951last recorded
  • 1918best year

Most popular in 1918.

Last recorded in 1951. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 21 recorded years as a table
Burnham, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191214
19148
19166
19178
191815
19197
19206
19217
19226
19235
19255
19276
19285
19295
19325
19336
19356
19404
19414
19493
19513

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Burnham isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1951
5
Rank in 1951
#3,714
How rare
1 in 376,567 boys
Since 1912
130

Burnham was last recorded in 1951. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1918, at 15 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Burnham doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.