Recorded 1915–1958 Girls' name Peak 1923 30 births

Burnita — girls' name

30 babies named Burnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s151950s10
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Burnita was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Burnita in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Burnita

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Burnita between 1915 and 1958, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Burnita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Burnita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Burnita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Burnita 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 30 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.

Burnita at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

30

Since 1915

44 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1915

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1958

Burnita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1915

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
45678910 19581952192519231915 5

Burnita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 50% of Burnita's all-time total
1910s51920s151950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Burnita?
30 babies have been named Burnita since 1915. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Burnita most popular?
Burnita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Burnita been used?
Burnita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 44 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Burnita?
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, 1915–1958 (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.