Burns

Boy · recorded 1886–2016

  • 2016last recorded
  • 1891best year

Most popular in 1891.

Last recorded in 2016. 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 Burns.

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

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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 54 recorded years as a table
Burns, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188645
189159
189551
191212
191325
191420
191511
191630
191722
191822
191914
192028
192115
192218
192314
192418
192519
192611
19278
192813
192910
193010
193110
193217
19338
19348
19358
19367
193712
19387
19395
19405
19416
19425
19445
19454
19466
19476
19489
19509
19514
19524
19535
19543
19574
19583
19593
19602
19612
19623
19664
19683
19793
20163

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Burns 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 2016
6
Rank in 2016
#10,744
How rare
1 in 316,289 boys
Since 1886
584

Burns was last recorded in 2016. 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 1891, at 59 per million boys born.

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

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