Barney

Girl · recorded 1916–1963

  • 1963last recorded
  • 1916best year

Most popular in 1916.

Last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five girls 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 Barney.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 15 recorded years as a table
Barney, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19167
19204
19216
19237
19257
19264
19276
19395
19444
19455
19473
19543
19573
19602
19633

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Barney 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 1963
5
Rank in 1963
#6,592
How rare
1 in 385,501 girls
Since 1916
91

Barney was last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1916, at 7 per million girls born.

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

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