Barth — boys' name

What the Data Says About Barth

The Social Security Administration has registered 470 babies named Barth between 1916 and 1976, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barth performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Barth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Barth in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barth 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 470 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.