Barney
Last seen for girls in 1963 at #6,592 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 58 births
- Debut · boys
- 44 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 16,090since 1880
Barney over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Barney has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #12,008 | 5 | |
| 2024 | — | #9,894 | 7 | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #12,022 | 5 | |
| 2019 | — | #12,145 | 5 | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #9,664 | 7 | |
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | — | #8,789 | 8 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #10,921 | 6 | |
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #9,948 | 6 | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | #8,456 | 7 | |
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | #7,874 | 7 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,159 | 12 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,668 | 13 | |
| 1996 | — | #6,496 | 8 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,751 | 17 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,141 | 21 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,747 | 25 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,469 | 28 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,308 | 30 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,690 | 23 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,592 | 45 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,896 | 33 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,662 | 38 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,569 | 41 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,458 | 43 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,361 | 47 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,342 | 49 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,259 | 53 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,204 | 58 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,169 | 60 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,109 | 62 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,047 | 68 | |
| 1976 | — | #946 | 77 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,053 | 62 | |
| 1974 | — | #923 | 77 | |
| 1973 | — | #936 | 74 | |
| 1972 | — | #846 | 90 | |
| 1971 | — | #803 | 100 | |
| 1970 | — | #875 | 85 | |
| 1969 | — | #782 | 97 | |
| 1968 | — | #756 | 96 | |
| 1967 | — | #742 | 98 | |
| 1966 | — | #672 | 121 | |
| 1965 | — | #646 | 133 | |
| 1964 | — | #581 | 185 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #607 | 167 |
| 1962 | — | #548 | 211 | |
| 1961 | — | #530 | 223 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #485 | 267 |
| 1959 | — | #507 | 241 | |
| 1958 | — | #482 | 262 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #470 | 271 |
| 1956 | — | #468 | 260 | |
| 1955 | — | #448 | 275 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #449 | 259 |
| 1953 | — | #402 | 297 | |
| 1952 | — | #409 | 283 | |
| 1951 | — | #420 | 260 | |
| 1950 | — | #415 | 264 | |
| 1949 | — | #450 | 219 | |
| 1948 | — | #419 | 255 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #418 | 267 |
| 1946 | — | #423 | 225 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #413 | 211 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #404 | 220 |
| 1943 | — | #418 | 220 | |
| 1942 | — | #464 | 179 | |
| 1941 | — | #435 | 178 | |
| 1940 | — | #415 | 194 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #417 | 188 |
| 1938 | — | #420 | 183 | |
| 1937 | — | #383 | 209 | |
| 1936 | — | #383 | 206 | |
| 1935 | — | #402 | 184 | |
| 1934 | — | #386 | 200 | |
| 1933 | — | #400 | 180 | |
| 1932 | — | #440 | 164 | |
| 1931 | — | #418 | 181 | |
| 1930 | — | #389 | 216 | |
| 1929 | — | #406 | 205 | |
| 1928 | — | #415 | 208 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #438 | 193 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #409 | 214 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #396 | 230 |
| 1924 | — | #359 | 275 | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #367 | 260 |
| 1922 | — | #370 | 263 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #351 | 289 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #369 | 263 |
| 1919 | — | #319 | 304 | |
| 1918 | — | #331 | 299 | |
| 1917 | — | #307 | 298 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #324 | 265 |
| 1915 | — | #306 | 276 | |
| 1914 | — | #288 | 241 | |
| 1913 | — | #291 | 185 | |
| 1912 | — | #283 | 159 | |
| 1911 | — | #261 | 99 | |
| 1910 | — | #291 | 71 | |
| 1909 | — | #285 | 62 | |
| 1908 | — | #285 | 58 | |
| 1907 | — | #263 | 64 | |
| 1906 | — | #232 | 71 | |
| 1905 | — | #234 | 70 | |
| 1904 | — | #260 | 53 | |
| 1903 | — | #257 | 50 | |
| 1902 | — | #261 | 50 | |
| 1901 | — | #302 | 34 | |
| 1900 | — | #216 | 83 | |
| 1899 | — | #234 | 50 | |
| 1898 | — | #204 | 73 | |
| 1897 | — | #222 | 58 | |
| 1896 | — | #237 | 58 | |
| 1895 | — | #237 | 55 | |
| 1894 | — | #239 | 52 | |
| 1893 | — | #215 | 63 | |
| 1892 | — | #208 | 70 | |
| 1891 | — | #229 | 49 | |
| 1890 | — | #256 | 44 | |
| 1889 | — | #222 | 54 | |
| 1888 | — | #212 | 69 | |
| 1887 | — | #201 | 58 | |
| 1886 | — | #205 | 65 | |
| 1885 | — | #251 | 43 | |
| 1884 | — | #209 | 62 | |
| 1883 | — | #225 | 48 | |
| 1882 | — | #228 | 52 | |
| 1881 | — | #244 | 40 | |
| 1880 | — | #249 | 44 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Barney was already there! It came in at #249, and was given to 44 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2000–2001, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Barney is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Georgia#157 · 1 in 1,047
- Alabama#180 · 1 in 1,191
- Tennessee#185 · 1 in 1,323
- Florida#193 · 1 in 1,117
- New Jersey#194 · 1 in 2,609
Best ever in a state: #89 in Florida, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #157 | 25 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Alabama | #180 | 17 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Tennessee | #185 | 15 | 1 in 1,323 |
| Florida | #193 | 7 | 1 in 1,117 |
| New Jersey | #194 | 10 | 1 in 2,609 |
| Arkansas | #201 | 13 | 1 in 1,142 |
| Mississippi | #202 | 12 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Texas | #233 | 30 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Oklahoma | #234 | 11 | 1 in 1,511 |
| Nebraska | #251 | 5 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Kentucky | #258 | 9 | 1 in 2,211 |
| New York | #269 | 23 | 1 in 3,697 |
| Ohio | #276 | 12 | 1 in 3,635 |
| Illinois | #285 | 14 | 1 in 3,574 |
| Michigan | #286 | 10 | 1 in 2,935 |
| California | #302 | 7 | 1 in 2,722 |
| South Carolina | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,816 |
| Louisiana | #315 | 7 | 1 in 2,162 |
| North Carolina | #351 | 8 | 1 in 3,305 |
| Missouri | #374 | 6 | 1 in 4,077 |
| Pennsylvania | #390 | 10 | 1 in 7,761 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 2,114 spots since 2024 (#9,894 → #12,008)
- 14 spots since 2020 (#12,022 → #12,008)
- 1,364 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #12,008)
- Biggest jump: 107 spots in 1976 (#1,053 → #946)
- Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1975 (#923 → #1,053)
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #201 (58 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 102 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 96 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1974
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,681
- Highest: 1 in 1,681 boys born in 1898 were named Barney (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #201 in 1887, was only 1 in 1,748 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 16.6% of all boys named Barney (2,672) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 535 | #201 (1887) | #225 |
| 1890s | 572 | #204 (1898) | #228 |
| 1900s | 595 | #216 (1900) | #260 |
| 1910s | 2,197 | #261 (1911) | #300 |
| 1920s | 2,400 | #351 (1921) | #388 |
| 1930s | 1,911 | #383 (1937) | #404 |
| 1940s | 2,168 | #404 (1944) | #426 |
| 1950s | 2,672 | #402 (1953) | #447 |
| 1960s | 1,598 | #485 (1960) | #635 |
| 1970s | 755 | #803 (1971) | #971 |
| 1980s | 430 | #1,204 (1980) | #1,603 |
| 1990s | 173 | #2,308 (1990) | #4,340 |
| 2000s | 30 | #8,456 (2002) | #10,109 |
| 2010s | 37 | #8,789 (2013) | #10,686 |
| 2020s | 17 | #9,894 (2024) | #11,308 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Barney in 1917
boys
#307
298 births · 1 in 3,106 boys
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 3,106 of them was named Barney, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).