Bart

Last seen for girls in 1967 at #6,804 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to boys >99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1959 · 1,022 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,356
since 1880

Bart over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Bart has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #249, 1959boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024——
2023—#12,2395
2022——
2021——
2020——
2019—#12,1455
2018——
2017——
2016—#10,7446
2015—#10,6446
2014—#8,7818
2013——
2012—#12,2745
2011—#12,2875
2010——
2009—#8,3109
2008——
2007—#7,59010
2006—#6,90411
2005—#9,1157
2004—#7,5369
2003—#6,25811
2002—#6,52210
2001—#7,5368
2000—#4,20418
1999—#4,76214
1998—#4,87313
1997—#4,24615
1996—#2,83826
1995—#4,50813
1994—#2,44431
1993—#2,50929
1992—#2,67026
1991—#2,46928
1990—#1,43561
1989—#1,43358
1988—#1,18972
1987—#97494
1986—#872108
1985—#805121
1984—#739139
1983—#833110
1982—#657175
1981—#642175
1980—#597211
1979—#584215
1978—#615183
1977—#592203
1976—#522239
1975—#484275
1974—#496259
1973—#450303
1972—#427343
1971—#377457
1970—#366496
1969—#329552
1968—#315574
1967#6,8045#323535
1966—#352453
1965—#342497
1964—#325576
1963—#302657
1962—#310633
1961—#283753
1960—#267896
1959—#2491,022
1958—#291688
1957—#473269
1956—#470257
1955—#413317
1954—#520196
1953—#532179
1952—#603137
1951—#688103
1950—#606127
1949—#645112
1948—#617120
1947—#604126
1946—#65298
1945—#69976
1944—#73072
1943—#612106
1942—#66594
1941—#70876
1940—#69775
1939—#70771
1938—#84654
1937—#83054
1936—#1,01039
1935—#1,07836
1934—#80859
1933—#99541
1932—#85256
1931—#1,03142
1930—#1,08041
1929—#1,04443
1928—#1,18836
1927—#1,19836
1926—#1,10841
1925—#1,14438
1924—#1,03247
1923—#1,27532
1922—#1,05844
1921—#1,08642
1920—#1,23434
1919—#1,40826
1918—#1,28630
1917—#1,17533
1916—#1,37425
1915—#1,70717
1914—#1,01930
1913—#1,07522
1912—#1,09518
1911—#82416
1910—#98111
1909—#1,1557
1908——
1907—#1,0947
1906—#9278
1905—#66613
1904—#1,0646
1903—#9107
1902—#8628
1901—#9436
1900—#9029
1899—#9286
1898——
1897—#9426
1896—#67411
1895—#68510
1894—#7878
1893—#8367
1892—#59712
1891—#9635
1890—#7398
1889—#58111
1888—#52814
1887—#6319
1886—#7587
1885—#60410
1884—#57011
1883—#55611
1882—#8376
1881—#53311
1880—#7457
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Bart was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1898, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Bart is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedNHWashington: #206 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,620 boysWAIdaho: #134 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 601 boysIDMontana: #162 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 855 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #221 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,750 boysMNIllinois: #282 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 3,078 boysILWisconsin: #221 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,788 boysWIMichigan: #308 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,661 boysMINew York: #297 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 3,388 boysNYMassachusetts: #356 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,473 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedRIOregon: #211 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,464 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedNVWyoming: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 502 boysWYSouth Dakota: #133 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 705 boysSDIowa: #166 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,261 boysIAIndiana: #195 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,594 boysINOhio: #216 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,188 boysOHPennsylvania: #255 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,579 boysPANew Jersey: #278 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,712 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #308 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 2,908 boysCAUtah: #99 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 406 boysUTColorado: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,570 boysCONebraska: #244 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,308 boysNEMissouri: #188 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,274 boysMOKentucky: #289 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,135 boysKYWest Virginia: #252 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,688 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedVAMaryland: #376 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,565 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedDEArizona: #381 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,389 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedNMKansas: #205 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,493 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedARTennessee: #316 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,584 boysTNNorth Carolina: #366 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,403 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #220 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,471 boysOKLouisiana: #326 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,579 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedMSAlabama: #302 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,675 boysALGeorgia: #404 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,783 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bart, so not publishedHITexas: #373 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,917 boysTXFlorida: #286 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,390 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#99 · 1 in 406
  2. Wyoming#116 · 1 in 502
  3. South Dakota#133 · 1 in 705
  4. Idaho#134 · 1 in 601
  5. Montana#162 · 1 in 855

Best ever in a state: #40 in Wyoming, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#99301 in 406
Wyoming#11671 in 502
South Dakota#133111 in 705
Idaho#134121 in 601
Montana#16291 in 855
Iowa#166241 in 1,261
Missouri#188381 in 1,274
Indiana#195341 in 1,594
Kansas#205151 in 1,493
Washington#206191 in 1,620
Colorado#211141 in 1,570
Oregon#211121 in 1,464
Ohio#216511 in 2,188
Oklahoma#220161 in 1,471
Minnesota#221151 in 2,750
Wisconsin#221171 in 2,788
Nebraska#24471 in 2,308
West Virginia#25271 in 2,688
Pennsylvania#255331 in 3,579
New Jersey#278171 in 3,712
Illinois#282371 in 3,078
Florida#286231 in 2,390
Kentucky#289111 in 3,135
New York#297531 in 3,388
Alabama#302141 in 2,675
California#308651 in 2,908
Michigan#308201 in 4,661
Tennessee#316111 in 3,584
Louisiana#326161 in 2,579
Massachusetts#35651 in 11,473
North Carolina#366121 in 4,403
Texas#373411 in 2,917
Maryland#37651 in 6,565
Arizona#38151 in 3,389
Georgia#404101 in 4,783
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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.

See more about Bart
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 398 spots in 1905 (#1,064 → #666)
  • Biggest drop: 304 spots in 1882 (#533 → #837)
Rise & fade · boys
79 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1959 at #249 (1,022 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 81 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1937–1987
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,089
  • Highest: 1 in 2,089 boys born in 1959 were named Bart (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 342,115 boys born in 2023 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 37.5% of all boys named Bart (6,126) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s97#528 (1888)#634
1890s73#597 (1892)#795
1900s71#666 (1905)#947
1910s228#824 (1911)#1,194
1920s393#1,032 (1924)#1,137
1930s493#707 (1939)#924
1940s955#604 (1947)#663
1950s3,295#249 (1959)#485
1960s6,126#267 (1960)#315
1970s2,973#366 (1970)#491
1980s1,263#597 (1980)#874
1990s256#1,435 (1990)#3,275
2000s93#4,204 (2000)#7,108
2010s35#8,781 (2014)#11,146
2020s5#12,239 (2023)#12,239

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.

Bart in 1961

boys
#283
753 births · 1 in 2,821 boys

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #283Bart753
More about 1961

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 2,821 of them was named Bart, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bart
  1. #280Carlton768
  2. #281Terrance758
  3. #282Angelo754
  4. #283Bart753
  5. #284Bret741
  6. #285Jamie733
  7. #286Rocky730
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →