Burnham — boys' name

What the Data Says About Burnham

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Burnham between 1912 and 1951, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Burnham currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burnham performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Burnham shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burnham 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 130 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.