Recorded 1915–1928 Girls' name Peak 1920 17 births

Burnelle — girls' name

17 babies named Burnelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s12
1920s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Burnelle was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Burnelle in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burnelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Burnelle between 1915 and 1928, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Burnelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burnelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Burnelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burnelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Burnelle at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

17

Since 1915

14 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1915

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1928

Burnelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1915

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192819201915 5

Burnelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 71% of Burnelle's all-time total
1910s51920s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burnelle?
17 babies have been named Burnelle since 1915. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Burnelle most popular?
Burnelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Burnelle been used?
Burnelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 14 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Burnelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Burnice, Burma, Burnette, Burnetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.