Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1946
Barnette
25 babies named Barnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1946–1958
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
25 girls have been named Barnette since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Barnette has 25 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1958.
- 25 total births
- 1946–1958 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Barnette since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1958.
- 25
- total births
- 1946–1958
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Barnette was born in this single decade.
1946
Single peak year
8 babies were named Barnette in 1946 - its busiest year on record.
Barnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barnette's SSA record in two at 1952 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 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barnette at a glance
Last recorded 1958Peak year
1946
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Barnette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1958
- Peak year (1946)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Barnette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Barnette's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Barnette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
8 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Barnette? ▼
Since 1946, Social Security records show 25 babies named Barnette. The most recent recorded year was 1958. Its busiest year on record was 1946, with 8 births.
When was Barnette most popular? ▼
Barnette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Barnette been used? ▼
Records for Barnette go back to 1946, giving 13 years of history through 1958.
What names are similar to Barnette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barbara, Barbra, Barbie, Barb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1946–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Barnette: Baby Name Since 1946 - 25 Births, Peak 1946." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/barnette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Barnette 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 June 2026.