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 #9865

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

Births by Decade

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

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

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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