Boys' name · since 1880
Barnett
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,279 babies named Barnett, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,279
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Barnett sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,279 recorded since 1880.
Barnett has 1,279 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2015.
- #4,394 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,279 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barnett ranks #4,394 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,279 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,279
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Barnett's 1,279 recorded births place it above 90.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Barnett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barnett's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barnett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2015
- Peak year (1923)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Barnett popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1924 (Barnett as girls' name)
Barnett by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (232 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Barnett's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Barnett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s
1910s
215 births
- 1920s
1920s
232 births
- 1930s
1930s
163 births
- 1940s
1940s
210 births
- 1950s
1950s
172 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 232 births (18% of all-time use).
How Barnett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Barnett's total volume
Barnett by state
Where Barnett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 173 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
173 of 1,279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Barnett's data
- Barnett's decade-level peak was the 1920s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Barnetts (173 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barnett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~135 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Barnett draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.