boy's name

Burness

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 40

Burness is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1960 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1927, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Burness over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1960, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '60
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Births named Burness by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 12
1920s 8
1930s 5
1940s 10
1960s (to 1960) 5

How popular is Burness?

In 1960, Burness was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Burness

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Burness over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Burness

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Burness — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Burness

How popular is the name Burness?

In 1960, Burness was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Burness a girl's or a boy's name?

Burness is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Burness?

Burness has 2 syllables.

When was Burness most popular?

Burness peaked in 1927, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.