Given name & surname
Burnie
“from the island with the brook”
Burnie is a variant of Burney. One English interpretation is “from the island with the brook.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burnie is a variant of Burney. One English interpretation is “from the island with the brook.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burnie is a variant of Burney. An origin associated with Burney is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burnie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 938
- 876 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 29 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 5 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 354 as a first name in 2020; 184 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.
Burnie’s family of names
Burnie has a related form in Burney. In English usage, Burnie as a surname has a related form in Berney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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