Barney

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Barney is a masculine given name. It is often short for Barnard, Barnett, and other names. It is also derived from the Slavic name Barni, the pet form of Barnim, which means "defender", and it was formerly a popular name throughout Pomerania. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Barney 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 2012 with 108 babies (rank #386 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Barney

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

1,252
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
108
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199637#494
199735#522
199817#887
199925#681
200028#655
200129#638
200249#451
200346#514
200455#477
200561#462
200661#497
200751#584
200872#485
200963#536
201064#536
201162#566
2012108#386
2013106#382
201494#429
201597#423
201692#446