Recorded 1946–1958 Girls' name Peak 1946 25 births

Barnette — girls' name

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.

1940s81950s17
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.

What the Data Says About Barnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Barnette between 1946 and 1958, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barnette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Barnette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barnette in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Barnette at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

25

Since 1946

13 years of records

Peak year

1946

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1946

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1958

Barnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1946

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1946)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 1958195219511946 8

Barnette by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
17 births that decade — 68% of Barnette's all-time total
1940s81950s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barnette?
25 babies have been named Barnette since 1946. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year 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?
Barnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 13 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.