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Burnell

Burnell is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Burnell are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 82%Female 18%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
82% male / 18% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
2,780 male / 593 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Burnell

To address Burnell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Burnell," in English, "Guten Tag Burnell," in German. About 82% of people named Burnell are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Burnell,

German

Guten Tag Burnell,

French

Bonjour Burnell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Burnell:

Chinese

Burnell您好：

Japanese

Burnell様

English

Hi Burnell,

German

Hi Burnell,

French

Salut Burnell,

Spanish

Hola Burnell,

Chinese

Burnell你好：

Japanese

Burnellさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Burnell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name82%

United States birth data

2,780 male · 593 female · 3,373 births recorded

Male 82%Female 18%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Burnell a male or female name?

Burnell is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Burnell are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Burnell in an email?

To address Burnell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Burnell," in English, "Guten Tag Burnell," in German. About 82% of people named Burnell are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Burnell a unisex name?

Burnell is not a unisex name: 82% of people named Burnell are men. Burnell leans strongly male overall.

Related names

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Burnell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/burnell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_burnell,
  title  = {Is Burnell a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/burnell},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}