Quick answers about Burnell
How many people are named Burnell?
An estimated 970 living Americans are named Burnell.
How rare is Burnell?
Burnell fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Burnell?
The median age of a living American named Burnell is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 73 years old.
Is Burnell still popular?
Not especially. Burnell has been declining since its 1920 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Burnell most common?
Burnell has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 15.2× more often than the national baseline.
1906Peak 19202025
Where it lives now
Burnell is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 13.0× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Burnell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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