Given name
Burnetta
“referring to the color of brown”
Burnetta is a variant of Burnett. One French interpretation is “referring to the color of brown.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burnetta is a variant of Burnett. One French interpretation is “referring to the color of brown.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burnetta is a variant of Burnett. An origin associated with Burnett is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burnetta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 754
- 0 boys · 754 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 23 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 girls is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 310 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Burnetta’s family of names
Burnetta has a related form in Burnett.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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