Barnabas vs Bart

Side-by-side comparison of Barnabas and Bart — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Barnabas

Boy name · Rank #4583

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Name B

Bart

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Metric Barnabas Bart
Current Rank #4583 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 575 16,357
Peak Year 2017 1959
Peak Year Births 24 1,022
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Barnabas Bart
1880ss — 97
1890ss — 73
1900ss — 71
1910ss — 228
1920ss 5 393
1930ss 5 493
1940ss — 955
1950ss 20 3,295
1960ss 34 6,126
1970ss 57 2,974
1980ss 74 1,263
1990ss 80 256
2000ss 72 93
2010ss 136 35
2020ss 92 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Barnabas Bart
2014 14 8
2015 15 6
2016 13 6
2017 24 —
2018 9 —
2019 17 5
2020 22 —
2021 16 —
2022 13 —
2023 19 5
2024 22 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–2024.

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