Masculine dossier · first seen 1906

Burnell

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1920

Peak era

1920

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

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

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,790

Burnell last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 2,790 American boys received the name.

Burnell peaked in 1920, when 67 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,790 Americans named Burnell since 1906.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1920

Living profile

1,131

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age65

Core range47–76

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Louisiana

15.2× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Louisiana · 1950s 15.2×

Louisiana · 1960s 13.0×

Louisiana · 1940s 9.9×