How Many People Are Named Burnetta?
An estimated 250 people in the United States have the first name Burnetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Burnetta peaked in popularity in 1918 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burnetta 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 Burnetta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Burnetta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
250
About 1 in 1,371,017 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1918
23 births
Total Registered
754
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burnetta
Burnetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 754 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Burnetta as a female name
Ranked #13,450 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1918 (23 births)
Burnetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burnetta span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 166 babies were registered. Burnetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burnetta by Decade
How has Burnetta 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.
Burnetta by State
Burnetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burnetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burnetta
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burnetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burnetta?
We estimate approximately 250 people named Burnetta 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 1,371,017 Americans share this first name.
Is Burnetta a common name?
Burnetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 754 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burnetta most popular?
Burnetta reached peak popularity in 1918, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burnetta is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burnetta a female name?
Burnetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burnetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burnetta Smith, Burnetta Johnson, Burnetta 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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