Boys' name · since 1930
Burnet
Burnet has 23 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burnet sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1930.
Burnet has 23 recorded births among boys since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1939.
- #27,734 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1930
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burnet ranks #27,734 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1930, peaking in the 1930s.
- #27,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Burnet's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Burnet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Burnet's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Burnet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1939
- Peak year (1938)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Burnet by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Burnet's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Burnet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
Burnet by state
Where Burnet concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 21.7% |
5 of 23 births nationwide.
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- South Carolina records the most Burnets (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1930–1939 (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 Burnet 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.