Barnard vs Bart

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

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Barnard

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Name B

Bart

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Metric Barnard Bart
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 895 16,357
Peak Year 1963 1959
Peak Year Births 25 1,022
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Barnard Bart
1880ss — 97
1890ss 5 73
1900ss 5 71
1910ss 108 228
1920ss 151 393
1930ss 95 493
1940ss 103 955
1950ss 109 3,295
1960ss 178 6,126
1970ss 79 2,974
1980ss 38 1,263
1990ss 24 256
2000ss — 93
2010ss — 35
2020ss — 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Barnard Bart
2014 — 8
2015 — 6
2016 — 6
2019 — 5
2023 — 5

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, 1891–1998.

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