How Many People Are Named Burns?
An estimated 150 people in the United States have the first name Burns. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Burns peaked in popularity in 1920 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Burns 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 Burns paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Burns is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
150
About 1 in 2,285,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1920
30 births
Total Registered
584
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Burns
Burns is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 584 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Burns as a male name
Ranked #10,952 in 2016
6 male births in 2016
Peak: 1920 (30 births)
Burns: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Burns span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 168 babies were registered. Burns has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Burns by Decade
How has Burns 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.
Burns by State
Birth registrations for Burns span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Alabama, North Carolina. The lowest are in North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky. On average, about 7 Burnss were registered per state.
Burns + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Burns as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Burns
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Burns: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Burns?
We estimate approximately 150 people named Burns 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 2,285,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Burns a common name?
Burns is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 584 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Burns most popular?
Burns reached peak popularity in 1920, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Burns is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Burns a male name?
Burns is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Burns Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Burns Smith, Burns Johnson, Burns 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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