Burns
1 countryPopularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Burns’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
584 births recorded 1886–2016 · peaked in 1920 with 30 births
Most common in: Kentucky, Alabama, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Burns’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | #2862 | — |
| 1945 | #2996 | ↓134 |
| 1946 | #2403 | ↑593 |
| 1947 | #2356 | ↑47 |
| 1948 | #1943 | ↑413 |
| 1950 | #1879 | ↑64 |
| 1951 | #3066 | ↓1187 |
| 1952 | #2875 | ↑191 |
| 1953 | #2531 | ↑344 |
| 1954 | #3176 | ↓645 |
| 1957 | #3024 | ↑152 |
| 1958 | #3275 | ↓251 |
| 1959 | #3290 | ↓15 |
| 1960 | #4038 | ↓748 |
| 1961 | #4065 | ↓27 |
| 1962 | #3640 | ↑425 |
| 1966 | #3249 | ↑391 |
| 1968 | #3673 | ↓424 |
| 1979 | #6056 | ↓2383 |
| 2016 | #10744 | ↓4688 |
Frequently asked questions about Burns
Is Burns a popular name?
Burns has 584 recorded births in United States between 1886 and 2016, but doesn’t currently rank in the yearly top list.
Is Burns more common for boys or girls?
Burns is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Burns most popular?
Burns peaked in 1920 in United States, with 30 recorded births that year.
Is Burns rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Burns’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #959 in 1886 to #10744 in 2016.
How many babies have been named Burns?
At least 584 babies have been recorded with the name Burns across official birth statistics in 1 country.