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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Barney

Used in both girl and boy records

Barney appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Barney by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBarney as a girl’s nameUS records 1916–1963
#23506girl rank1925peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBarney as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#853boy rank1919peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Barney in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19238 uses#355219161916–196315 listed years
Boy1919304 uses#20118871880–2020132 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.