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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Burnell

Burnell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 819th with 67 babies. More babies were named Burnell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192067 babies
Total since 1880
3,383babies recorded

Burnell popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020—#12,334—5
2010—#9,850—7
2000—#10,583—5
1990—#3,624—16
1980—#3,281—13
1970—#1,998—20
1960—#1,435—31
1950—#1,294—31
1940#2,587#9081149
1930#1,758#9102154
1920#2,022#8191967
1910—#1,127—9
1900————
1890————
1880————

How popular is Burnell, counting every spelling?

Burnell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Burnell?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Burnell are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 46 and 75. That makes Burnell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Burnell by state

How common Burnell was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.9×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWI0.05Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesSD0.30Iowa: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMS0.19Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Burnell, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Burnell

How popular is the name Burnell?

Burnell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 819th with 67 babies. More babies were named Burnell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Burnell a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Burnell in the US.

Where was Burnell most popular?

In 1918–1922, Burnell was most common in South Dakota (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Pennsylvania.