Is Burnie a boy or girl name?

Burnie is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 938 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.6% were girls and 93.4% were boys.

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Burnie

Recorded 1888–1988 · United States

Burnie was most popular in 1918, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,625 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 938 people named Burnie.

Burnie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Burnie’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Burnie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Burnie is mostly a boy’s name — 6.6% of the 938 Americans given it were girls and 93.4% 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