Boys' name · since 1912

Burnard

331 babies named Burnard in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,063 of 45,481
all-time among boys
331
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Burnard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 331 have been recorded since 1912.

Burnard has 331 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1960.

  • #10,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 331 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burnard ranks #10,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 331 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#10,063 of 45,481
all-time among boys
331
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Burnard's 331 recorded births place it above 77.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Burnard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Burnard's full recorded timeline at 1933, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Burnard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1960

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1925)
16
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
05101520 191219191924192919341939194719521960 6

Burnard by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (121 births, 37% of the file).

1920s was Burnard's strongest decade.

121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Burnard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 121 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burnard? ▼
331 babies have been named Burnard since 1912. All-time, it sits at #10,063 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1925 with 16 births.
Where does Burnard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burnard ranks #10,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Burnard most popular? ▼
Burnard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Burnard been used? ▼
Burnard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 49 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Burnard? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Burton, Burl, Burt, Burke, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Burnard's data

  • Burnard's decade-level peak was the 1920s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Burnard

Nearby Names Like Burnard

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Burnard

Burton Boy
#4396 22,486 births
Burl Boy
7,181 births
Burt Boy
6,555 births
Burke Boy
#2644 4,118 births
Burnell Boy
2,790 births

Compare Burnard side by side: Burnard vs Burton Burnard vs Burl Burnard vs Burt

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Berle
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Maylon #8300
331 births · Peak 1921
Prophet #4892
331 births · Peak 2019
Mare
331 births · Peak 1969
Niraj
331 births · Peak 1991
Exzavier #10964
331 births · Peak 2004

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Burnard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–1960 (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 Burnard 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.