Barney

Given to 16,181 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#12008

recorded as boys

2,114 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 5

Peak year

1898

73 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

16,181

since 1880

Born a Barney? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Barney was most popular in 1898, when 73 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.60 per 1,000). In 2025, 5 babies were named Barney, ranking #12008 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	5	12008
2024	<5	—	7	9894
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	5	12022
2019	<5	—	5	12145
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	7	9664
2015	<5	—	6	10644
2014	<5	—	5	12108
2013	<5	—	8	8789
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	6	10766
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	6	10921
2006	<5	—	6	10662
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	6	9948
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	7	8456
2001	<5	—	5	10556
2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	7	7874
1998	<5	—	12	5159
1997	<5	—	13	4668
1996	<5	—	8	6496
1995	<5	—	12	4791
1994	<5	—	17	3751
1993	<5	—	21	3141
1992	<5	—	25	2747
1991	<5	—	28	2469
1990	<5	—	30	2308
1989	<5	—	23	2690
1988	<5	—	45	1592
1987	<5	—	33	1896
1986	<5	—	38	1662
1985	<5	—	41	1569
1984	<5	—	43	1458
1983	<5	—	47	1361
1982	<5	—	49	1342
1981	<5	—	53	1259
1980	<5	—	58	1204
1979	<5	—	60	1169
1978	<5	—	62	1109
1977	<5	—	68	1047
1976	<5	—	77	946
1975	<5	—	62	1053
1974	<5	—	77	923
1973	<5	—	74	936
1972	<5	—	90	846
1971	<5	—	100	803
1970	<5	—	85	875
1969	<5	—	97	782
1968	<5	—	96	756
1967	<5	—	98	742
1966	<5	—	121	672
1965	<5	—	133	646
1964	<5	—	185	581
1963	5	6592	167	607
1962	<5	—	211	548
1961	<5	—	223	530
1960	5	6390	267	485
1959	<5	—	241	507
1958	<5	—	262	482
1957	6	5377	271	470
1956	<5	—	260	468
1955	<5	—	275	448
1954	6	5148	259	449
1953	<5	—	297	402
1952	<5	—	283	409
1951	<5	—	260	420
1950	<5	—	264	415
1949	<5	—	219	450
1948	<5	—	255	419
1947	6	4764	267	418
1946	<5	—	225	423
1945	6	4025	211	413
1944	5	4574	220	404
1943	<5	—	220	418
1942	<5	—	179	464
1941	<5	—	178	435
1940	<5	—	194	415
1939	5	4250	188	417
1938	<5	—	183	420
1937	<5	—	209	383
1936	<5	—	206	383
1935	<5	—	184	402
1934	<5	—	200	386
1933	<5	—	180	400
1932	<5	—	164	440
1931	<5	—	181	418
1930	<5	—	216	389
1929	<5	—	205	406
1928	<5	—	208	415
1927	7	3875	193	438
1926	5	4851	214	409
1925	8	3664	230	396
1924	<5	—	275	359
1923	8	3641	260	367
1922	<5	—	263	370
1921	7	4023	289	351
1920	5	4975	263	369
1919	<5	—	304	319
1918	<5	—	299	331
1917	<5	—	298	307
1916	7	3552	265	324
1915	<5	—	276	306
1914	<5	—	241	288
1913	<5	—	185	291
1912	<5	—	159	283
1911	<5	—	99	261
1910	<5	—	71	291
1909	<5	—	62	285
1908	<5	—	58	285
1907	<5	—	64	263
1906	<5	—	71	232
1905	<5	—	70	234
1904	<5	—	53	260
1903	<5	—	50	257
1902	<5	—	50	261
1901	<5	—	34	302
1900	<5	—	83	216
1899	<5	—	50	234
1898	<5	—	73	204
1897	<5	—	58	222
1896	<5	—	58	237
1895	<5	—	55	237
1894	<5	—	52	239
1893	<5	—	63	215
1892	<5	—	70	208
1891	<5	—	49	229
1890	<5	—	44	256
1889	<5	—	54	222
1888	<5	—	69	212
1887	<5	—	58	201
1886	<5	—	65	205
1885	<5	—	43	251
1884	<5	—	62	209
1883	<5	—	48	225
1882	<5	—	52	228
1881	<5	—	40	244
1880	<5	—	44	249