Recorded 1890–2004 Boys' name Peak 1925 646 births

Bartlett — boys' name

646 babies named Bartlett in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s791920s1071930s801940s961950s851960s931970s431980s481990s52000s5
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Bartlett was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bartlett in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bartlett

The Social Security Administration has registered 646 babies named Bartlett between 1890 and 2004, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bartlett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bartlett performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Bartlett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bartlett 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 646 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.

Bartlett at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

646

Since 1890

115 years of records

Peak year

1925

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1890

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2004

Bartlett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1890

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1925)
16
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
05101520 200419771964195419441934192419141890 5

Bartlett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
107 births that decade — 17% of Bartlett's all-time total
1890s51910s791920s1071930s801940s961950s851960s931970s431980s481990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bartlett?
646 babies have been named Bartlett since 1890. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1925 with 16 births.
When was Bartlett most popular?
Bartlett was most popular in the 1920s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Bartlett been used?
Bartlett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 115 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Bartlett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barry, Barrett, Bart, Barney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1890–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.