Barnaby

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Barnaby first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 285 babies (rank #199 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Barnaby

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,567

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

285

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	113	#251
1997	107	#263
1998	103	#270
1999	94	#290
2000	96	#285
2001	107	#259
2002	106	#267
2003	127	#248
2004	149	#231
2005	152	#234
2006	162	#236
2007	156	#259
2008	175	#247
2009	178	#247
2010	214	#224
2011	214	#228
2012	258	#211
2013	251	#212
2014	285	#199
2015	280	#207
2016	240	#235