Boys' name · since 1890
Bartlett
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.
- #6,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 646
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bartlett sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 646 recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Bartlett recorded 646 times among boys since 1890, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2004.
- #6,770 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 646 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bartlett ranks #6,770 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 646 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 646
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bartlett's 646 recorded births place it above 85.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bartlett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bartlett's full recorded timeline at 1948, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bartlett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2004
- Peak year (1925)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Bartlett by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (107 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Bartlett's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Bartlett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
107 births
- 1930s
1930s
80 births
- 1940s
1940s
96 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 107 births (17% of all-time use).
How Bartlett 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 Bartlett's total volume
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What to do with Bartlett's data
- Bartlett's decade-level peak was the 1920s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bartlett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1890–2004 (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 Bartlett 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.