Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Barton
Endangered
Down 96.7% from peak
Peak era
1960
Peak births
245
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Barton
How many people are named Barton?
An estimated 5,175 living Americans are named Barton.
How rare is Barton?
Barton is very rare among babies today, with 8 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 96.7% from its 1960 peak.
How old is the typical Barton?
The median age of a living American named Barton is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 49 and 69 years old.
Is Barton still popular?
No. Barton is endangered as a baby name, down 96.7% from its 1960 peak with 8 births in 2025.
Where is Barton most common?
Barton has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19602025
Peak year
1960
Decline from peak
96.7%
2025
8
All-time
9,371
Where it lives now
Barton is most concentrated in California — about 1.8× the national rate in the 1940s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Barton is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.