Barney

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Barney is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 16,176 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 16,085 as boys and 91 as girls. Barney gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1919 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,084 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	7
2020	5
2019	5
2016	7
2015	6
2014	5
2013	8
2010	6
2007	6
2006	6
2004	6
2002	7
2001	5
1999	7
1998	12
1997	13
1996	8
1995	12
1994	17
1993	21
1992	25
1991	28
1990	30
1989	23
1988	45
1987	33
1986	38
1985	41
1984	43
1983	47
1982	49
1981	53
1980	58
1979	60
1978	62
1977	68
1976	77
1975	62
1974	77
1973	74
1972	90
1971	100
1970	85
1969	97
1968	96
1967	98
1966	121
1965	133
1964	185
1963	172
1962	211
1961	223
1960	272
1959	241
1958	262
1957	277
1956	260
1955	275
1954	265
1953	297
1952	283
1951	260
1950	264
1949	219
1948	255
1947	273
1946	225
1945	217
1944	225
1943	220
1942	179
1941	178
1940	194
1939	193
1938	183
1937	209
1936	206
1935	184
1934	200
1933	180
1932	164
1931	181
1930	216
1929	206
1928	207
1927	200
1926	219
1925	238
1924	275
1923	268
1922	263
1921	296
1920	268
1919	304
1918	299
1917	298
1916	272
1915	276
1914	241
1913	185
1912	159
1911	99
1910	71
1909	62
1908	58
1907	64
1906	71
1905	70
1904	53
1903	50
1902	50
1901	34
1900	83
1899	50
1898	73
1897	58
1896	58
1895	55
1894	52
1893	63
1892	70
1891	49
1890	44
1889	54
1888	69
1887	58
1886	65
1885	43
1884	62
1883	48
1882	52
1881	40
1880	44