Barnet

Boy · recorded 1898–1954

  • 1954last recorded
  • 1898best year

Most popular in 1898.

Last recorded in 1954. 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 Barnet.

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Its story

Popularity since 1898

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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 30 recorded years as a table
Barnet, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189841
191226
191318
191414
191516
191617
191713
191811
19195
19206
19216
19226
19296
19316
19325
19357
19404
19417
19425
19434
19454
19463
19473
19486
19493
19504
19513
19524
19533
19542

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Barnet 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1954
5
Rank in 1954
#3,827
How rare
1 in 407,750 boys
Since 1898
221

Barnet was last recorded in 1954. 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 1898, at 41 per million boys born.

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

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