Recorded 1915–1946 Boys' name Peak 1915 33 births

Barto — boys' name

33 babies named Barto in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s61940s5
1910s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Barto was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Barto in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barto

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Barto between 1915 and 1946, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barto performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Barto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barto 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 33 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.

Barto at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

33

Since 1915

32 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1915

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1946

Barto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1915

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 194619261919191819171915 6

Barto by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
22 births that decade — 67% of Barto's all-time total
1910s221920s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barto?
33 babies have been named Barto since 1915. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Barto most popular?
Barto was most popular in the 1910s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Barto been used?
Barto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 32 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Barto?
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.

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, 1915–1946 (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.