Burnell

Girl · recorded 1912–1964

  • 1964last recorded
  • 1929best year

Most popular in 1929.

Last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five girls 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 girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 48 recorded years as a table
Burnell, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19129
191314
191411
19156
191612
19178
191816
191912
192016
192115
19228
192315
192414
192518
192614
19276
192816
192922
193019
193118
193215
193310
193410
19358
193613
193718
193811
193914
194010
19416
194212
194320
194411
19457
19464
19474
19485
19495
19513
19528
19536
19544
19555
19574
19582
19612
19633
19643

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Burnell 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 1964
6
Rank in 1964
#6,009
How rare
1 in 315,809 girls
Since 1912
593

Burnell was last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1929, at 22 per million girls born.

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

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