Girls' name · since 1916
Burna
Burna has 122 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 122 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Burna recorded 122 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1956.
- #24,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burna ranks #24,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #24,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burna's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Burna's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Burna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1956
- Peak year (1935)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Burna by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (38 births, 31% of the file).
1930s was Burna's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Burna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 38 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Burna's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1950s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Burna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.