Is Barney a boy or girl name?
Barney was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 16,176 US babies named Barney were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,997
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Barney since 1880
- 16,176
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 304 babies
Boys and girls named Barney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 535 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 572 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 595 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,197 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 2,400 | 40 | 1.6% |
| 1930s | 1,911 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 2,168 | 17 | 0.8% |
| 1950s | 2,672 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 1,598 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 755 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 430 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,997 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,239 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,371 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,787 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,822 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,301 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,888 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,909 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,074 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,811 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,087 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,540 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,739 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,948 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,179 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,687 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,556 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,820 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,762 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 47 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 60 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 68 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 77 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 77 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 74 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 90 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 100 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 85 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 97 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 96 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 98 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 121 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 133 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 185 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 167 | #607 | 5 | #6,666 |
| 1962 | 211 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 223 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 267 | #486 | 5 | #6,441 |
| 1959 | 241 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 262 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 271 | #470 | 6 | #5,419 |
| 1956 | 260 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 275 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 259 | #449 | 6 | #5,192 |
| 1953 | 297 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 283 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 260 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 264 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 219 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 255 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 267 | #418 | 6 | #4,791 |
| 1946 | 225 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 211 | #413 | 6 | #4,061 |
| 1944 | 220 | #405 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1943 | 220 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 179 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 178 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 194 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 188 | #417 | 5 | #4,307 |
| 1938 | 183 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 209 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 206 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 184 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 200 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 180 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 164 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 181 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 216 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 206 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 207 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 193 | #438 | 7 | #3,903 |
| 1926 | 214 | #409 | 5 | #4,924 |
| 1925 | 230 | #396 | 8 | #3,696 |
| 1924 | 275 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 260 | #367 | 8 | #3,676 |
| 1922 | 263 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 289 | #352 | 7 | #4,065 |
| 1920 | 263 | #369 | 5 | #5,057 |
| 1919 | 304 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 299 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 298 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 265 | #324 | 7 | #3,588 |
| 1915 | 276 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 241 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 185 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 159 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 99 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 71 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 62 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 58 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 64 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 71 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 70 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 53 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 50 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 50 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 34 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 83 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 50 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 73 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 58 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 58 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 55 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 52 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 63 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 70 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 49 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 44 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 54 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 69 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 58 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 65 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 43 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 62 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 48 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 52 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 40 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 44 | #249 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Barney reached #202 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #3,588 in 1916. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Barney
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.