Recorded 1914–1926 Girls' name Peak 1916 53 births

Burniece — girls' name

53 babies named Burniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s11
1910s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Burniece was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

13 babies were named Burniece in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burniece

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Burniece between 1914 and 1926, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Burniece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burniece performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Burniece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burniece 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 53 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.

Burniece at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

53

Since 1914

13 years of records

Peak year

1916

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1914

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1926

Burniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1914

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 1926192219191918191619151914 7

Burniece by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
42 births that decade — 79% of Burniece's all-time total
1910s421920s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burniece?
53 babies have been named Burniece since 1914. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
When was Burniece most popular?
Burniece was most popular in the 1910s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Burniece been used?
Burniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 13 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Burniece?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Burnice, Burma, Burnette, Burnetta, 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, 1914–1926 (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.