Girls' name · since 1915
Burnita
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.
- #40,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
30 girls have been named Burnita since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Burnita recorded 30 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1958.
- #40,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Burnita ranks #40,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Burnita's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Burnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Burnita's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Burnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1958
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Burnita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Burnita's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Burnita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Burnita's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Burnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1915–1958 (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 Burnita 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.