Recorded 1902–1991 Girls' name Peak 1918 754 births

Burnetta — girls' name

754 babies named Burnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s191910s1081920s1661930s1091940s1191950s1311960s861970s61980s51990s5
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Burnetta was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

23 babies were named Burnetta in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 754 babies named Burnetta between 1902 and 1991, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Burnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burnetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Burnetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Burnetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burnetta 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 754 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.

Burnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

754

Since 1902

90 years of records

Peak year

1918

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1902

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 1991

Burnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1902

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1918)
23
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
0510152025 199119631955194719391931192319151902 7

Burnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
166 births that decade — 22% of Burnetta's all-time total
1900s191910s1081920s1661930s1091940s1191950s1311960s861970s61980s51990s5

Burnetta by state

Where Burnetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Burnetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Burnetta's total US births 0.7%

5 of 754 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burnetta?
754 babies have been named Burnetta since 1902. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1918 with 23 births.
When was Burnetta most popular?
Burnetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Burnetta most popular?
The top states for the name Burnetta are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Burnetta been used?
Burnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 90 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Burnetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Burnice, Burma, Burnette, Burnell, 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, 1902–1991 (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.