Girls' name · since 1902
Burnetta
Burnetta has 754 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 754
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burnetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 754 recorded since 1902.
Burnetta has 754 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1902 to 1991.
- #9,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 754 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burnetta ranks #9,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 754 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 754
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burnetta's 754 recorded births place it above 87.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Burnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Burnetta's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Burnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1991
- Peak year (1918)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Burnetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (166 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Burnetta's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Burnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
108 births
- 1920s
1920s
166 births
- 1930s
1930s
109 births
- 1940s
1940s
119 births
- 1950s
1950s
131 births
- 1960s
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 166 births (22% of all-time use).
How Burnetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Burnetta's total volume
Burnetta by state
Where Burnetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 754 births nationwide.
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What to do with Burnetta's data
- Burnetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Burnettas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1902–1991 (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 Burnetta 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.