Barton

Boy name

Barton has been given to 9,371 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1960.

Meaning & origin /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tən/

From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

9,371

Peak year

1960 (245 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +60%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Barton.

9,307 babies since 1880

9,442 babies since 1917

9,474 babies since 1880

9,219 babies since 1912

9,666 babies since 1906

9,035 babies since 1914

8,775 babies since 1884

8,744 babies since 1910

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