Boys' name · since 1916
Barth
470 babies named Barth in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 470
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
470 boys have been named Barth since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barth has been recorded 470 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1976.
- #8,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 470 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barth ranks #8,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 470 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 470
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Barth's 470 recorded births place it above 81.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Barth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barth's full recorded timeline at 1951, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1976
- Peak year (1955)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Barth by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (156 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Barth's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Barth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
155 births
- 1960s
1960s
156 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 156 births (33% of all-time use).
Barth by state
Where Barth concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 470 births nationwide.
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What to do with Barth's data
- Barth's decade-level peak was the 1960s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Barths (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1916–1976 (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 Barth 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.