Is Burma a boy or girl name?

Burma is a girl’s name. Of the 931 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Burma

Recorded 1896–1965 · United States

Burma was most popular in 1941, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,923 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 931 people named Burma.

Burma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Burma’s peak in 1941. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Burma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Burma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 931 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Burma

Where Burma is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Alabama 26.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org