NAME PROFILE
Burney
The name means 'He will add' or 'May Jehovah add.' It describes an individual with a spirit of abundance and growth, possessing a natural ability to build upon foundations and inspire progress in others.
Key Stats
| Total births | 888 |
| Gender | Male (2% / 98%) |
| Peak year | 1930 |
| Peak generation | Silent Gen |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Most recent | 1930 |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Origin | — |
| Comeback name | No |
Popularity Trend (1910–2025)
19102025
Top States
TX — 60%NC — 20%TN — 20%OR — 0%ND — 0%
Notable People
Flavius Josephus (Historian and author of The Jewish War) · Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (Naturalist and author of Specimen Medicum) · Josephus Daniels (United States Secretary of the Navy) · Josephus Thimister (Fashion designer and artistic director) · Josephus Augustus Knip (Landscape painter)
Nicknames & Diminutives
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