Bart vs Barney

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

Name A

Bart

Boy name

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Name B

Barney

Boy name · Rank #9895

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Metric Bart Barney
Current Rank Unranked #9895
Total Births (all years) 16,356 16,090
Peak Year 1959 1919
Peak Year Births 1,022 304
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bart Barney
1880s 97 535
1890s 73 572
1900s 71 595
1910s 228 2,197
1920s 393 2,400
1930s 493 1,911
1940s 955 2,168
1950s 3,295 2,672
1960s 6,126 1,598
1970s 2,973 755
1980s 1,263 430
1990s 256 173
2000s 93 30
2010s 35 37
2020s 5 17

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bart Barney
2014 8 5
2015 6 6
2016 6 7
2019 5 5
2020 - 5
2023 5 -
2024 - 7
2025 - 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, 1880–2023.

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