Barney
3 countries#12008 in United States, 2025US
#12008
in United States, 2025
NI
#395
in Northern Ireland, 2025
SCOT
#762
in Scotland, 2025
Total births recorded
16,235
Peak year (United States)
1919
Peak-year count
304
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Barney was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesNorthern IrelandScotland
Country by country
United States
16,181 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #12008 · peaked in 1919 with 304 births
Most common in: Texas, New York, California, Georgia, Alabama
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
28 births recorded 2012–2025 · currently #395 · peaked in 2021 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
Scotland
26 births recorded 2013–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 2022 with 5 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Barney’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #3751 | — |
| 1995 | #4791 | ↓1040 |
| 1996 | #6496 | ↓1705 |
| 1997 | #4668 | ↑1828 |
| 1998 | #5159 | ↓491 |
| 1999 | #7874 | ↓2715 |
| 2001 | #10556 | ↓2682 |
| 2002 | #8456 | ↑2100 |
| 2004 | #9948 | ↓1492 |
| 2006 | #10662 | ↓714 |
| 2007 | #10921 | ↓259 |
| 2010 | #10766 | ↑155 |
| 2013 | #8789 | ↑1977 |
| 2014 | #12108 | ↓3319 |
| 2015 | #10644 | ↑1464 |
| 2016 | #9664 | ↑980 |
| 2019 | #12145 | ↓2481 |
| 2020 | #12022 | ↑123 |
| 2024 | #9894 | ↑2128 |
| 2025 | #12008 | ↓2114 |