Given name & surname
Burdette
“resembling a little bird”·“resembling a bird”
Burdette is a variant of Birdena. One American interpretation is “resembling a little bird.” Burdette is a variant of Burdett. One English interpretation is “resembling a bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burdette is a variant of Birdena. One American interpretation is “resembling a little bird.” Burdette is a variant of Burdett. One English interpretation is “resembling a bird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burdette is a variant of Birdena. An origin associated with Birdena is American. Burdette is a variant of Burdett. An origin associated with Burdett is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burdette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,841
- 1,714 boys · 127 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 74 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 542 as a first name in 2020; 10,835 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Burdette’s family of names
Burdette has a related form in Birdena. Burdette has a related form in Burdett.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Burdette
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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