Barney vs Bart

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

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Barney

Boy name · Rank #9865

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Name B

Bart

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Metric Barney Bart
Current Rank #9865 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 16,085 16,357
Peak Year 1919 1959
Peak Year Births 304 1,022
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Barney Bart
1880ss 535 97
1890ss 572 73
1900ss 595 71
1910ss 2,197 228
1920ss 2,400 393
1930ss 1,911 493
1940ss 2,168 955
1950ss 2,672 3,295
1960ss 1,598 6,126
1970ss 755 2,974
1980ss 430 1,263
1990ss 173 256
2000ss 30 93
2010ss 37 35
2020ss 12 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Barney Bart
2014 5 8
2015 6 6
2016 7 6
2019 5 5
2020 5 —
2023 — 5
2024 7 —

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, 1880–2024.

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