Given name
Burnis
Burnis is a variant of Burne. One English interpretation is “resembling a bear; from the brook; the brown-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burnis is a variant of Burne. One English interpretation is “resembling a bear; from the brook; the brown-haired one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burnis is a variant of Burne. An origin associated with Burne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burnis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 932
- 842 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 39 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 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 362 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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