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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Barnett

Barnett was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 723rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (36). More babies were named Barnett in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192336 babies
Total since 1880
1,285babies recorded

Barnett popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1924.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#7,2626
1980#4,5358
1970#2,90911
1960#1,86219
1950#1,61721
1940#1,37124
1930#2,08914
1920#1,35029
1910#1,1249
1900#1,3285
1890——
1880#9235

How popular is Barnett, counting every spelling?

Barnett has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Barnett?

About 400 people born in the US named Barnett are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 77. That makes Barnett a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Barnett by state

How common Barnett was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.8×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Barnett, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Barnett: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Barnett, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Barnett

How popular is the name Barnett?

Barnett was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 723rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (36). More babies were named Barnett in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Barnett a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 6 girls and 1,279 boys.

Where was Barnett most popular?

In 1921–1925, Barnett was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.