Barton
Barton was the 9018th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 446th; the most babies were born in 1960 (245). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,273 places. More babies were named Barton in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,018 boys, up 670 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960245 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,371babies recorded
Barton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,018 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,688 | 7 |
| 2010 | #12,449 | 5 |
| 2000 | #4,412 | 17 |
| 1990 | #1,704 | 47 |
| 1980 | #957 | 88 |
| 1970 | #679 | 147 |
| 1960 | #509 | 245 |
| 1950 | #502 | 177 |
| 1940 | #550 | 115 |
| 1930 | #810 | 64 |
| 1920 | #853 | 63 |
| 1910 | #1,324 | 7 |
| 1900 | #841 | 10 |
| 1890 | #745 | 8 |
| 1880 | #925 | 5 |
How popular is Barton, counting every spelling?
Barton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Barton?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Barton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Barton 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Barton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Barton?
About 5,400 people born in the US named Barton are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 50 and 70. That makes Barton a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Barton
How popular is the name Barton?
Barton was the 9018th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 446th; the most babies were born in 1960 (245). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,273 places. More babies were named Barton in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Barton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Barton in the US.