Is Burnice a boy or girl name?

Burnice is a unisex name. Of the 2,926 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 54.4% were girls and 45.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1954, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Burnice

Recorded 1893–1986 · United States

Burnice was most popular in 1922, when 105 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,319 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,926 people named Burnice.

Burnice over time

Births per year. The dot marks Burnice’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Burnice a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Burnice is a unisex name — 54.4% of the 2,926 Americans given it were girls and 45.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1954 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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 Burnice

Where Burnice 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