Unisex name · since 1893
Burnice
Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 1,593 babies named Burnice, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,593
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burnice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,593 have been recorded since 1893.
Burnice has 1,593 recorded births among girls since 1893, 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 1893 to 1964.
- #5,480 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,593 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burnice ranks #5,480 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,593 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,593
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burnice's 1,593 recorded births place it above 92.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Burnice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Burnice's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Burnice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1964
- Peak year (1925)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Burnice popularity over time - boys
1,333 total births recorded since 1902 (Burnice as boys' name)
Burnice by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (536 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Burnice's strongest decade.
536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Burnice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 21
1890s
21 births
- 1900s 102
1900s
102 births
- 1910s
1910s
343 births
- 1920s
1920s
536 births
- 1930s
1930s
317 births
- 1940s 174
1940s
174 births
- 1950s 86
1950s
86 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 536 births (34% of all-time use).
How Burnice 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 Burnice's total volume
Burnice by state
Where Burnice concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 116 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 70 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 69 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 39 | 2.4% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
116 of 1,593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Burnice appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Burnice's decade-level peak was the 1920s (536 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Burnices (116 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Burnice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1893–1964 (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 Burnice 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.