Burnis

Boy · recorded 1912–1986

  • 1986last recorded
  • 1925best year

Most popular in 1925.

Last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Burnis.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

0132619121931194919681986

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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 64 recorded years as a table
Burnis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191226
191316
191411
191518
191612
191718
191816
191913
192019
192115
192210
192316
192412
192526
192612
192714
192814
192918
193015
193110
193214
193318
193415
193519
193613
193716
19389
193917
194014
194118
194216
194313
19448
19456
19469
19479
194813
19494
195010
19518
19527
19535
19544
19556
19563
19577
19588
19594
19605
19617
19622
19633
19647
19663
19685
19704
19719
19724
19734
19744
19777
19806
19823
19863

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Burnis 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 1986
5
Rank in 1986
#6,721
How rare
1 in 368,303 boys
Since 1912
842

Burnis was last recorded in 1986. 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 1925, at 26 per million boys born.

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

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