Boy or Girl

Is Barton a boy or girl name?

Barton was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,364 US babies named Barton were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#12,522
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Barton since 1880
9,364
Most popular year
1960
245 babies
Babies named Barton each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Barton from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Barton, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s9500%
1890s6700%
1900s7000%
1910s37400%
1920s69200%
1930s85600%
1940s1,37100%
1950s1,78300%
1960s1,87800%
1970s1,01600%
1980s69100%
1990s23500%
2000s11700%
2010s9500%
2020s2400%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20245#12,5220–
20230–0–
20226#11,0380–
20216#10,9460–
20207#9,6830–
201912#6,8240–
201813#6,3850–
201710#7,6260–
201617#5,3440–
20155#12,2890–
20145#12,3020–
201312#6,6460–
20128#8,9600–
20118#8,8440–
20105#12,4470–
200912#6,8490–
20089#8,3870–
20077#9,8810–
200612#6,5030–
20059#7,6910–
20048#8,2120–
200315#5,0600–
200215#4,9300–
200113#5,4130–
200017#4,4110–
199917#4,1750–
199814#4,6700–
19978#6,6720–
199618#3,6880–
199515#4,0740–
199422#3,1150–
199323#2,9510–
199239#2,0050–
199132#2,2340–
199047#1,7040–
198957#1,4520–
198862#1,3100–
198753#1,3810–
198671#1,1190–
198575#1,0660–
198469#1,0760–
198367#1,0880–
198269#1,0970–
198180#1,0140–
198088#9570–
197976#1,0170–
197874#1,0050–
197789#9000–
197689#8830–
197588#8820–
197499#8070–
1973105#7760–
1972123#7190–
1971126#7330–
1970147#6770–
1969156#6330–
1968165#5910–
1967138#6370–
1966171#5770–
1965174#5780–
1964189#5750–
1963218#5370–
1962214#5400–
1961208#5470–
1960245#5090–
1959242#5030–
1958230#5070–
1957147#6340–
1956176#5730–
1955188#5390–
1954161#5830–
1953154#5790–
1952150#5690–
1951158#5400–
1950177#5010–
1949168#5150–
1948154#5350–
1947171#5190–
1946125#5730–
1945110#5790–
1944116#5690–
1943145#5180–
1942135#5240–
1941132#5130–
1940115#5500–
1939120#5200–
193897#6010–
1937110#5550–
193698#5810–
193570#7310–
193482#6690–
193376#6780–
193268#7650–
193171#7300–
193064#8100–
192963#8180–
192875#7380–
192765#8290–
192660#8580–
192574#7670–
192476#7710–
192370#7930–
192272#7910–
192174#7810–
192063#8530–
191943#1,0340–
191863#8240–
191761#8050–
191649#8960–
191546#9170–
191442#8240–
191333#8370–
191217#1,1400–
191113#9330–
19107#1,3240–
19090–0–
190810#8870–
19076#1,2070–
190614#6450–
19058#9310–
19049#8170–
19036#1,0200–
19027#9410–
19010–0–
190010#8410–
18990–0–
18985#1,1330–
189710#6860–
18967#9060–
18950–0–
18946#9650–
18938#7730–
189215#5260–
18918#7080–
18908#7450–
18898#7300–
188818#4460–
18878#6910–
188610#6120–
18858#7040–
18848#7080–
18838#6850–
188215#4700–
18817#7150–
18805#9250–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Barton reached #446 in 1888. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Barton

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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.