Is Burnis a boy or girl name?

Burnis is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 932 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.7% were girls and 90.3% were boys.

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Burnis

Recorded 1912–1986 · United States

Burnis was most popular in 1925, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,270 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 932 people named Burnis.

Burnis over time

Births per year. The dot marks Burnis’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Burnis a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Burnis is mostly a boy’s name — 9.7% of the 932 Americans given it were girls and 90.3% 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