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Barney

Boy

Classic name

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The high point came in 1919, with 304 births and the No. 319 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 134 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 12004.
16,090births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 319rank at its peak, in 1919

Where babies named Barney are born

1919

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The darker the blue, the more common Barney is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Barney is most common in Georgia (3 times), South Carolina (2.9) and Mississippi (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

Kermit · Ollie · Wilmer · Thurman · Russel · Armand

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