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Barney Name Popularity

How popular is the name Barney? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 339 24 0.0068%
1911 279 52 0.014%
1912 273 124 0.0246%
1913 288 146 0.0258%
1914 284 202 0.029%
1915 302 241 0.0265%
1916 317 231 0.0239%
1917 312 257 0.0257%
1918 332 249 0.0232%
1919 324 262 0.025%
1920 375 214 0.0192%
1921 342 255 0.0223%
1922 372 220 0.0197%
1923 386 197 0.0176%
1924 351 243 0.0209%
1925 391 199 0.0176%
1926 406 179 0.0163%
1927 455 142 0.0128%
1928 414 170 0.0159%
1929 416 164 0.0158%
1930 384 187 0.0179%
1931 437 130 0.0132%
1932 461 115 0.0116%
1933 407 143 0.0153%
1934 379 171 0.0177%
1935 401 144 0.0148%
1936 381 169 0.0175%
1937 369 177 0.018%
1938 412 152 0.0148%
1939 411 155 0.0152%
1940 409 161 0.0151%
1941 449 131 0.0116%
1942 474 128 0.0101%
1943 419 175 0.0134%
1944 409 176 0.0142%
1945 414 166 0.0136%
1946 431 180 0.0122%
1947 413 234 0.014%
1948 424 207 0.013%
1949 445 180 0.0112%
1950 413 224 0.0139%
1951 428 211 0.0124%
1952 410 244 0.014%
1953 411 251 0.0142%
1954 449 217 0.0119%
1955 446 237 0.0129%
1956 469 213 0.0113%
1957 473 227 0.0118%
1958 483 220 0.0116%
1959 501 198 0.0104%
1960 482 229 0.0121%
1961 520 188 0.01%
1962 544 163 0.0089%
1963 633 109 0.0061%
1964 597 128 0.0073%
1965 647 92 0.0056%
1966 705 68 0.0044%
1967 730 58 0.0038%
1968 766 51 0.0034%
1969 814 49 0.0032%
1970 858 47 0.003%
1971 920 38 0.0025%
1972 889 40 0.0029%
1973 1,266 13 0.001%
1974 972 33 0.0025%
1975 1,134 20 0.0016%
1976 1,065 26 0.002%
1977 1,162 22 0.0016%
1978 1,244 18 0.0013%
1979 1,189 23 0.0016%
1980 1,143 27 0.0018%
1981 1,550 11 0.0007%
1982 1,302 19 0.0013%
1983 1,448 14 0.0009%
1984 1,794 7 0.0005%
1985 2,241 5 0.0003%
1986 1,499 15 0.001%
1987 1,614 13 0.0009%
1988 1,596 16 0.001%
1989 2,265 6 0.0004%
1990 0 0%
1991 2,374 6 0.0004%
1992 2,610 5 0.0003%
1993 2,248 7 0.0004%
1994 0 0%
1995 0 0%
1996 0 0%
1997 0 0%
1998 0 0%
1999 0 0%
2000 0 0%
2001 0 0%
2002 0 0%
2003 0 0%
2004 0 0%
2005 0 0%
2006 0 0%
2007 0 0%
2008 0 0%
2009 0 0%
2010 0 0%
2011 0 0%
2012 0 0%
2013 0 0%
2014 0 0%
2015 0 0%
2016 0 0%
2017 0 0%
2018 0 0%
2019 0 0%
2020 0 0%
2021 0 0%
2022 0 0%

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What names are variants of Barney?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Barnie

Son of consolation; burned clearing; strong, brave bear

Greek

Barny

Son of consolation; strong, brave bear

Greek


What names sound like Barney?

If you like how Barney sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Barney.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Birney

Island with the brook

English

Burney

Island of the brook

English


What names are similar to Barney?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Barnett

Burned clearing

English

Bernard

Strong, brave bear

German


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