Burnett peaked in the US in 1908 at #657, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Burnett as a boy’s name
US
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
1994
#8,800 (5)
1987
#5,459 (7)
1986
#4,853 (8)
1982
#5,619 (6)
1981
#3,858 (10)
1980
#5,525 (6)
1978
#5,059 (6)
1976
#5,587 (5)
1974
#4,190 (7)
1973
#3,223 (10)
1972
#4,986 (5)
1971
#3,963 (7)
1970
#2,399 (15)
1969
#3,595 (7)
1968
#3,365 (7)
Burnett as a girl’s name
US
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
1970
#7,995 (5)
1968
#5,147 (8)
1965
#6,539 (5)
1962
#6,578 (5)
1960
#5,696 (6)
1958
#6,103 (5)
1956
#4,837 (7)
1955
#5,828 (5)
1954
#3,325 (12)
1953
#2,921 (14)
1952
#4,483 (7)
1950
#3,052 (12)
1949
#4,673 (6)
1948
#4,205 (7)
1947
#4,764 (6)
The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 1908 at #657.
First recorded in the US in 1882.
In 1970, 25% of US babies named Burnett were girls.