Bartholomew

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Bartholomew is an English or Jewish given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". Bar is Aramaic for "son", and marks patronyms. Talmai either comes from telem "furrow" or is a Hebrew version of Ptolemy.

From Wikipedia

Bartholomew first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1969 with 75 babies (rank #880 that year). In 2024 it was given to 35 boys (rank #3,323). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Bartholomew

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bartholomew yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
33PersonalityThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,232

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Bartholomew

Bartholomew the Apostlepresbyter · b. 100 BC
Bartholomew Robertsslave trader · b. 1682

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#924
1881	8	#657
1882	7	#763
1883	7	#726
1884	9	#666
1885	15	#481
1886	12	#543
1887	7	#755
1888	7	#824
1889	10	#633
1890	13	#537
1891	8	#707
1892	9	#753
1893	5	#1,049
1894	11	#634
1895	6	#988
1896	8	#830
1897	5	#1,076
1898	7	#893
1899	6	#943
1900	5	#1,329
1902	7	#940
1903	8	#850
1905	6	#1,101
1906	10	#800
1907	8	#1,006
1909	8	#1,089
1910	11	#986
1911	9	#1,198
1912	14	#1,278
1913	29	#914
1914	42	#823
1915	31	#1,162
1916	45	#952
1917	36	#1,116
1918	40	#1,081
1919	33	#1,233
1920	40	#1,119
1921	46	#1,028
1922	25	#1,505
1923	32	#1,277
1924	41	#1,118
1925	39	#1,123
1926	39	#1,145
1927	29	#1,374
1928	31	#1,295
1929	23	#1,527
1930	29	#1,336
1931	22	#1,494
1932	24	#1,430
1933	20	#1,543
1934	28	#1,268
1935	31	#1,199
1936	26	#1,297
1937	21	#1,484
1938	27	#1,276
1939	23	#1,393
1940	36	#1,092
1941	29	#1,233
1942	39	#1,095
1943	33	#1,188
1944	25	#1,334
1945	34	#1,123
1946	26	#1,383
1947	28	#1,396
1948	33	#1,259
1949	35	#1,205
1950	33	#1,258
1951	36	#1,220
1952	40	#1,168
1953	54	#977
1954	35	#1,271
1955	40	#1,182
1956	57	#988
1957	46	#1,132
1958	49	#1,092
1959	47	#1,129
1960	33	#1,384
1961	40	#1,253
1962	40	#1,231
1963	46	#1,139
1964	38	#1,264
1965	40	#1,208
1966	43	#1,132
1967	44	#1,119
1968	48	#1,068
1969	75	#880
1970	58	#1,071
1971	71	#966
1972	51	#1,138
1973	59	#1,055
1974	66	#1,006
1975	62	#1,054
1976	64	#1,042
1977	62	#1,101
1978	49	#1,288
1979	55	#1,241
1980	71	#1,070
1981	56	#1,225
1982	60	#1,195
1983	50	#1,314
1984	51	#1,295
1985	62	#1,190
1986	41	#1,593
1987	63	#1,218
1988	55	#1,405
1989	49	#1,616
1990	49	#1,663
1991	35	#2,099
1992	32	#2,311
1993	26	#2,707
1994	21	#3,222
1995	24	#2,928
1996	26	#2,843
1997	24	#3,074
1998	18	#3,864
1999	16	#4,362
2000	26	#3,222
2001	10	#6,502
2002	20	#4,053
2003	18	#4,437
2004	7	#9,033
2005	20	#4,341
2006	16	#5,332
2007	16	#5,458
2008	11	#7,242
2009	7	#9,981
2010	10	#7,646
2011	19	#4,835
2012	14	#6,026
2013	12	#6,645
2014	11	#7,120
2015	20	#4,734
2016	17	#5,343
2017	22	#4,482
2018	35	#3,250
2019	34	#3,354
2020	22	#4,438
2021	37	#3,183
2022	29	#3,783
2023	33	#3,477
2024	35	#3,323