Is Burnell a boy or girl name?

Burnell is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,383 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.5% were girls and 82.5% were boys.

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Burnell

Recorded 1906–2022 · United States

Burnell was most popular in 1920, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,443 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,383 people named Burnell.

Burnell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Burnell’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Burnell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Burnell is mostly a boy’s name — 17.5% of the 3,383 Americans given it were girls and 82.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Burnell

Where Burnell is most concentrated

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

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