The baby name Burnell appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 1999. It was most popular in 1920 with 46 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Burnell has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 18 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 46 |
| 1921 | 35 |
| 1922 | 23 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1924 | 17 |
| 1925 | 21 |
| 1926 | 32 |
| 1927 | 21 |
| 1928 | 29 |
| 1929 | 15 |
| 1929 | 10 |
| 1930 | 6 |
| 1930 | 17 |
| 1931 | 28 |
| 1932 | 21 |
| 1933 | 17 |
| 1934 | 21 |
| 1935 | 13 |
| 1936 | 13 |
| 1937 | 26 |
| 1938 | 12 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1940 | 17 |
| 1941 | 44 |
| 1942 | 9 |
| 1943 | 8 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1944 | 14 |
| 1945 | 9 |
| 1946 | 14 |
| 1947 | 8 |
| 1948 | 18 |
| 1949 | 15 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1952 | 10 |
| 1952 | 24 |
| 1953 | 27 |
| 1954 | 11 |
| 1955 | 7 |
| 1956 | 16 |
| 1957 | 13 |
| 1958 | 9 |
| 1959 | 9 |
| 1960 | 8 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1962 | 9 |
| 1963 | 7 |
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 15 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5 |