Bartholomew
Bartholomew was the 3093rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 481st; the most babies were born in 1969 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,643 places. More babies were named Bartholomew in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,093 boys, up 1,347 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196975 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,271babies recorded
Bartholomew popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,093 | 39 |
| 2020 | #4,440 | 22 |
| 2010 | #7,646 | 10 |
| 2000 | #3,222 | 26 |
| 1990 | #1,663 | 49 |
| 1980 | #1,070 | 71 |
| 1970 | #1,071 | 58 |
| 1960 | #1,383 | 33 |
| 1950 | #1,258 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,092 | 36 |
| 1930 | #1,335 | 29 |
| 1920 | #1,119 | 40 |
| 1910 | #986 | 11 |
| 1900 | #1,329 | 5 |
| 1890 | #537 | 13 |
| 1880 | #924 | 5 |
How popular is Bartholomew, counting every spelling?
Bartholomew has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Bartholomew?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bartholomew (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bartholomew born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bartholomew.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bartholomew?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Bartholomew are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 33 and 60. That makes Bartholomew mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Bartholomew by state
How common Bartholomew was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Bartholomew
How popular is the name Bartholomew?
Bartholomew was the 3093rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 481st; the most babies were born in 1969 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,643 places. More babies were named Bartholomew in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Bartholomew a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bartholomew in the US.
Where is Bartholomew most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bartholomew was most common in Kansas (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Texas.