Boys' name · since 1950
Bartholome
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Bartholome, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
23 boys have been named Bartholome since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bartholome has been recorded 23 times among boys since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1956.
- #27,721 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bartholome ranks #27,721 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bartholome's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bartholome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bartholome splits its recorded history at 1954: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bartholome popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1956
- Peak year (1953)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Bartholome by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Bartholome's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Bartholome births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bartholome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1950–1956 (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 Bartholome 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.