Barney Popularity by Year
Follow Barney across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Barney birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 5 | #12,008 | Down 2,114 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 7 | #9,894 | Up 2,128 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Up 123 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 5 | #12,145 | Down 2,481 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 7 | #9,664 | Up 980 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 6 | #10,644 | Up 1,464 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 5 | #12,108 | Down 3,319 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 8 | #8,789 | Up 1,977 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 6 | #10,766 | Up 155 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 6 | #10,921 | Down 259 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 6 | #10,662 | Down 714 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 6 | #9,948 | Down 1,492 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Up 2,100 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 5 | #10,556 | Down 2,682 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 7 | #7,874 | Down 2,715 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 12 | #5,159 | Down 491 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 13 | #4,668 | Up 1,828 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 8 | #6,496 | Down 1,705 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 12 | #4,791 | Down 1,040 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 17 | #3,751 | Down 610 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 21 | #3,141 | Down 394 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 25 | #2,747 | Down 278 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 28 | #2,469 | Down 161 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 30 | #2,308 | Up 382 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 23 | #2,690 | Down 1,098 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 45 | #1,592 | Up 304 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 33 | #1,896 | Down 234 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 38 | #1,662 | Down 93 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 41 | #1,569 | Down 111 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 43 | #1,458 | Down 97 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 47 | #1,361 | Down 19 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 49 | #1,342 | Down 83 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 53 | #1,259 | Down 55 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 58 | #1,204 | Down 35 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 60 | #1,169 | Down 60 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 62 | #1,109 | Down 62 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 68 | #1,047 | Down 101 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 77 | #946 | Up 107 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 62 | #1,053 | Down 130 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 77 | #923 | Up 13 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 74 | #936 | Down 90 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 90 | #846 | Down 43 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 100 | #803 | Up 72 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 85 | #875 | Down 93 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 97 | #782 | Down 26 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 96 | #756 | Down 14 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 98 | #742 | Down 70 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 121 | #672 | Down 26 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 133 | #646 | Down 65 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 185 | #581 | Up 26 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 167 | #607 | Down 59 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 5 | #6,592 | Down 202 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 211 | #548 | Down 18 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 223 | #530 | Down 45 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 267 | #485 | Up 22 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 5 | #6,390 | Down 1,013 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 241 | #507 | Down 25 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 262 | #482 | Down 12 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 271 | #470 | Down 2 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 6 | #5,377 | Down 229 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 260 | #468 | Down 20 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 275 | #448 | Up 1 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 259 | #449 | Down 47 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 6 | #5,148 | Down 384 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 297 | #402 | Up 7 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 283 | #409 | Up 11 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 260 | #420 | Down 5 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 264 | #415 | Up 35 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 219 | #450 | Down 31 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 255 | #419 | Down 1 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 267 | #418 | Up 5 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 6 | #4,764 | Down 739 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 225 | #423 | Down 10 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 211 | #413 | Down 9 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 6 | #4,025 | Up 549 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 220 | #404 | Up 14 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 5 | #4,574 | Down 324 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 220 | #418 | Up 46 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 179 | #464 | Down 29 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 178 | #435 | Down 20 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 194 | #415 | Up 2 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 188 | #417 | Up 3 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 5 | #4,250 | Down 375 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 183 | #420 | Down 37 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 209 | #383 | No rank change |
| 1936 | Boys | 206 | #383 | Up 19 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 184 | #402 | Down 16 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 200 | #386 | Up 14 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 180 | #400 | Up 40 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 164 | #440 | Down 22 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 181 | #418 | Down 29 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 216 | #389 | Up 17 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 205 | #406 | Up 9 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 208 | #415 | Up 23 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 193 | #438 | Down 29 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 7 | #3,875 | Up 976 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 214 | #409 | Down 13 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 5 | #4,851 | Down 1,187 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 230 | #396 | Down 37 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 8 | #3,664 | Down 23 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 275 | #359 | Up 8 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 260 | #367 | Up 3 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 8 | #3,641 | Up 382 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 263 | #370 | Down 19 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 289 | #351 | Up 18 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 7 | #4,023 | Up 952 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 263 | #369 | Down 50 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 5 | #4,975 | Down 1,423 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 304 | #319 | Up 12 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 299 | #331 | Down 24 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 298 | #307 | Up 17 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 265 | #324 | Down 18 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 7 | #3,552 | — |
| 1915 | Boys | 276 | #306 | Down 18 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 241 | #288 | Up 3 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 185 | #291 | Down 8 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 159 | #283 | Down 22 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 99 | #261 | Up 30 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 71 | #291 | Down 6 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 62 | #285 | No rank change |
| 1908 | Boys | 58 | #285 | Down 22 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 64 | #263 | Down 31 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 71 | #232 | Up 2 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 70 | #234 | Up 26 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 53 | #260 | Down 3 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 50 | #257 | Up 4 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 50 | #261 | Up 41 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 34 | #302 | Down 86 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 83 | #216 | Up 18 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 50 | #234 | Down 30 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 73 | #204 | Up 18 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 58 | #222 | Up 15 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 58 | #237 | No rank change |
| 1895 | Boys | 55 | #237 | Up 2 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 52 | #239 | Down 24 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 63 | #215 | Down 7 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 70 | #208 | Up 21 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 49 | #229 | Up 27 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 44 | #256 | Down 34 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 54 | #222 | Down 10 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 69 | #212 | Down 11 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 58 | #201 | Up 4 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 65 | #205 | Up 46 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 43 | #251 | Down 42 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 62 | #209 | Up 16 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 48 | #225 | Up 3 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 52 | #228 | Up 16 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 40 | #244 | Up 5 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 44 | #249 | — |