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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Barney has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | |
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 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Florida#179 · 1 in 1,073
- Georgia#179 · 1 in 1,335
- Texas#229 · 1 in 1,303
- North Carolina#237 · 1 in 2,052
- South Carolina#240 · 1 in 1,929
Best ever in a state: #89 in Florida, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #179 | 9 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Georgia | #179 | 24 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Texas | #229 | 39 | 1 in 1,303 |
| North Carolina | #237 | 16 | 1 in 2,052 |
| South Carolina | #240 | 11 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Oklahoma | #249 | 12 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Missouri | #251 | 13 | 1 in 2,143 |
| Mississippi | #263 | 10 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Alabama | #269 | 12 | 1 in 2,134 |
| Michigan | #269 | 11 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Tennessee | #280 | 9 | 1 in 2,613 |
| California | #327 | 8 | 1 in 3,251 |
| Kentucky | #347 | 8 | 1 in 3,114 |
| Arkansas | #357 | 6 | 1 in 2,917 |
| New York | #362 | 13 | 1 in 6,955 |
| Ohio | #429 | 6 | 1 in 8,211 |
| Pennsylvania | #465 | 7 | 1 in 12,123 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Barney
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #201 (58 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 102 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1974
- 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
- 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 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 239,658 of them was named Barney, which outranked 13.7% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 792 names at #4,975; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 4,047 of them was named Barney, which outranked 92.6% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).