Barney Boy

Popularity: #917 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Barney

Barney Frank was a prominent American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over three decades.

Barney Rubble is a character from the animated television series 'The Flintstones', known as Fred Flintstone's best friend.

Fictional characters named Barney

Barney the Dinosaur is a character from the children's television series 'Barney & Friends', known for teaching children through songs and stories.

Barney Stinson is a character from the television series 'How I Met Your Mother', recognized for his humorous and womanizing personality.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Barney was first seen in the United States in 1880. Barney has ranked as high as #581 nationally, which occurred in 1919, and has been most popular in Texas, New York, California, Georgia, and Alabama. In the past 5 years the name Barney has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Barney (1993)

Year: 1993 1992 1991 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	7	100%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	44
1881	40
1882	52
1883	48
1884	62
1885	43
1886	65
1887	58
1888	69
1889	54
1890	44
1891	49
1892	70
1893	63
1894	52
1895	55
1896	58
1897	58
1898	73
1899	50
1900	83
1901	34
1902	50
1903	50
1904	53
1905	70
1906	71
1907	64
1908	58
1909	62
1910	71
1911	99
1912	159
1913	185
1914	241
1915	276
1916	265
1917	298
1918	299
1919	304
1920	263
1921	289
1922	263
1923	260
1924	275
1925	230
1926	214
1927	193
1928	207
1929	206
1930	216
1931	181
1932	164
1933	180
1934	200
1935	184
1936	206
1937	209
1938	183
1939	188
1940	194
1941	178
1942	179
1943	220
1944	220
1945	211
1946	225
1947	267
1948	255
1949	219
1950	264
1951	260
1952	283
1953	297
1954	259
1955	275
1956	260
1957	271
1958	262
1959	241
1960	267
1961	223
1962	211
1963	167
1964	185
1965	133
1966	121
1967	98
1968	96
1969	97
1970	85
1971	100
1972	90
1973	74
1974	77
1975	62
1976	77
1977	68
1978	62
1979	60
1980	58
1981	53
1982	49
1983	47
1984	43
1985	41
1986	38
1987	33
1988	45
1989	23
1990	30
1991	28
1992	25
1993	21
1994	17
1995	12
1996	8
1997	13
1998	12
1999	7
2001	5
2002	7
2004	6
2006	6
2007	6
2010	6
2013	8
2014	5
2015	6
2016	7
2019	5
2020	5
2024	7