Barney
Boy nameBarney has been given to 16,181 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1919.
Meaning & origin /ˈbɑɹni/
From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from Old English beren (“growing with barley”) + īeġ (“island”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
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Total babies
16,181
Peak year
1919 (304 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -17%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Barney.
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