Boys' name · since 1880
Bartholomew
4,271 babies named Bartholomew in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,271
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bartholomew is the #3089 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,271 recorded since 1880.
Bartholomew has 4,271 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3089 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,986 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,089 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,271 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bartholomew ranks #1,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,089 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,271 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,271
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bartholomew's 4,271 recorded births place it above 95.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Bartholomew compares
4,271 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bartholomew's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bartholomew | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,271 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bartholomew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bartholomew's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 75, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bartholomew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Bartholomew by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (597 births, 14% of the file).
1970s was Bartholomew's strongest decade.
597 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Bartholomew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 87
1880s
87 births
- 1890s 78
1890s
78 births
- 1900s 52
1900s
52 births
- 1910s
1910s
290 births
- 1920s
1920s
345 births
- 1930s
1930s
251 births
- 1940s
1940s
318 births
- 1950s
1950s
437 births
- 1960s
1960s
447 births
- 1970s
1970s
597 births
- 1980s
1980s
558 births
- 1990s
1990s
271 births
- 2000s 151
2000s
151 births
- 2010s 194
2010s
194 births
- 2020s 195
2020s
195 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 597 births (14% of all-time use).
How Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew's total volume
Bartholomew by state
Where Bartholomew concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 650 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 176 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 103 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 91 | 2.1% |
| #5 | California | | 89 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 54 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 48 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 37 | 0.9% |
650 of 4,271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Bartholomew appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bartholomew's data
- Bartholomew's decade-level peak was the 1970s (597 total births); usage has since declined to 195 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bartholomews (650 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Bartholomew: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Bartholomew 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.