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Burnette

Recorded 1906–1970 · United States

Burnette was most popular in 1923, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,421 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 998 people named Burnette.

Most popular in1923
Rank that year#2,421
Births that year35
Total since 1880998
Given to77% girls

Burnette over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Burnette’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Burnette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Burnette is a unisex name — 76.5% of the 998 Americans given it were girls and 23.5% 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.

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