Burnell vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Burnell and Olivia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Burnell

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Burnell Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 2,790 553,664
Peak Year 1920 2014
Peak Year Births 67 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Burnell Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss 14 1,575
1910ss 326 3,545
1920ss 562 4,982
1930ss 467 3,922
1940ss 410 7,201
1950ss 364 6,100
1960ss 216 4,015
1970ss 148 7,849
1980ss 122 14,061
1990ss 88 75,913
2000ss 29 156,048
2010ss 34 184,528
2020ss 10 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Burnell Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 5 19,409
2017 5 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 — 18,569
2020 5 17,682
2021 — 17,841
2022 5 16,654
2023 — 15,313
2024 — 14,718

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1906–2022.

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