Boys' name · since 1913
Bartow
Bartow has 114 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
114 boys have been named Bartow since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bartow has been recorded 114 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1946.
- #16,522 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 114 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bartow ranks #16,522 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Bartow's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Bartow's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bartow splits its recorded history at 1921: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bartow popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1946
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Bartow by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (51 births, 45% of the file).
1910s was Bartow's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bartow births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 51 births (45% of all-time use).
Bartow by state
Where Bartow concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 25 | 21.9% |
25 of 114 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bartow's data
- Bartow's decade-level peak was the 1910s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Bartows (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bartow: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1913–1946 (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 Bartow 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.