How Many People Are Named Burnard?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Burnard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Burnard peaked in popularity in 1925 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burnard 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 Burnard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Burnard is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Burnard is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1925
16 births
Total Registered
331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burnard
Burnard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 331 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Burnard as a male name
Ranked #3,709 in 1960
6 male births in 1960
Peak: 1925 (16 births)
Burnard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burnard span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 121 babies were registered. Burnard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burnard by Decade
How has Burnard 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.
Burnard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burnard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burnard
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burnard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burnard?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Burnard 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Burnard a common name?
Burnard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burnard most popular?
Burnard reached peak popularity in 1925, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burnard is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burnard a male name?
Burnard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burnard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burnard Smith, Burnard Johnson, Burnard 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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