Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Barney
Endangered
Down 98.4% from peak
Peak era
1919
Peak births
304
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Barney
How many people are named Barney?
An estimated 5,107 living Americans are named Barney.
How rare is Barney?
Barney is very rare among babies today, with 5 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 98.4% from its 1919 peak.
How old is the typical Barney?
The median age of a living American named Barney is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 56 and 74 years old.
Is Barney still popular?
No. Barney is endangered as a baby name, down 98.4% from its 1919 peak with 5 births in 2025.
Where is Barney most common?
Barney has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19192025
Peak year
1919
Decline from peak
98.4%
2025
5
All-time
16,090
Where it lives now
Barney is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Barney is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.