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Burnette

Burnette is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Burnette are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 23%Female 77%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
23% male / 77% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
233 male / 764 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Burnette

To address Burnette when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Burnette," in English, "Guten Tag Burnette," in German. About 23% of people named Burnette are men and 77% 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 Burnette,

German

Guten Tag Burnette,

French

Bonjour Burnette,

Spanish

Estimado/a Burnette:

Chinese

Burnette您好：

Japanese

Burnette様

English

Hi Burnette,

German

Hi Burnette,

French

Salut Burnette,

Spanish

Hola Burnette,

Chinese

Burnette你好：

Japanese

Burnette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 Burnette by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name23%

United States birth data

233 male · 764 female · 997 births recorded

Male 23%Female 77%

Frequently asked questions

Is Burnette a male or female name?

Burnette is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Burnette are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Burnette in an email?

To address Burnette when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Burnette," in English, "Guten Tag Burnette," in German. About 23% of people named Burnette are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Burnette a unisex name?

Burnette is not a unisex name: 23% of people named Burnette are men. Burnette leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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