Barnard

Boy · recorded 1891–1998

  • 1998last recorded
  • 1891best year

Most popular in 1891.

Last recorded in 1998. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Barnard.

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Its story

Popularity since 1891

0254918911918194519711998

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 77 recorded years as a table
Barnard, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189149
190638
191214
191323
191423
191522
191615
191712
191812
191920
19208
192116
192217
192315
192411
192521
192620
192715
19286
19299
193013
19318
19329
19339
193411
19355
19368
19378
193810
193911
19408
19419
19427
19438
19447
19459
19464
19475
19487
19497
19515
19526
19538
19547
19555
19565
19575
19587
19596
19607
19618
19629
196312
196410
19657
196610
196710
196811
19698
19706
19716
19727
19738
19755
19767
19785
19794
19804
19833
19844
19863
19873
19892
19902
19933
19944
19983

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Barnard isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1998
6
Rank in 1998
#8,479
How rare
1 in 318,561 boys
Since 1891
895

Barnard was last recorded in 1998. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1891, at 49 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Barnard doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.