NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Barney Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Barney: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 16,090 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
16,090
Peak year
1919 #319
Years on the list
134
10-year trend
-29.4%

In the 1910s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
19997#7948
20015#10739
20027#8542
20046#10087
20066#10814
20076#11074
20106#10910
20138#8888
20145#12303
20156#10824
20167#9788
20195#12375
20205#12247
20247#10031
20255#12274

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1919

TX
34
GA
28
OK
24
NY
22
TN
21
AL
16

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