How Many People Are Named Burma?
An estimated 271 people in the United States have the first name Burma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Burma peaked in popularity in 1941 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Burma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Burma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
271
About 1 in 1,264,776 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1941
47 births
Total Registered
931
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burma
Burma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 931 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Burma as a female name
Ranked #5,878 in 1965
6 female births in 1965
Peak: 1941 (47 births)
Burma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burma span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 309 babies were registered. Burma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burma by Decade
How has Burma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Burma by State
Birth registrations for Burma span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky. On average, about 20 Burmas were registered per state.
Burma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burma
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burma?
We estimate approximately 271 people named Burma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,264,776 Americans share this first name.
Is Burma a common name?
Burma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 931 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burma most popular?
Burma reached peak popularity in 1941, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burma is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burma a female name?
Burma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burma Smith, Burma Johnson, Burma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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