Boys' name · since 1892
Barnie
Barnie has 641 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 641
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
641 boys have been named Barnie since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Barnie has 641 recorded births among boys since 1892, 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 1892 to 1972.
- #6,806 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 641 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barnie ranks #6,806 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 641 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 641
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Barnie's 641 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Barnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barnie's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barnie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1972
- Peak year (1927)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Barnie popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1949 (Barnie as girls' name)
Barnie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (183 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Barnie's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Barnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
132 births
- 1920s
1920s
183 births
- 1930s
1930s
97 births
- 1940s
1940s
88 births
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 183 births (29% of all-time use).
How Barnie 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 Barnie's total volume
Barnie by state
Where Barnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Barnie's data
- Barnie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Barnies (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Barnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1892–1972 (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 Barnie 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.