Barnaby is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1974 and has grown less common since.
Barnaby is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,273 for boy births in the United States (and #25,337 across all names), given to 5 babies. Barnaby was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 1974 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,273 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,030 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #12,471 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #12,583 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #9,848 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,245 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #9,793 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,628 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #10,901 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,614 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,819 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #9,807 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #11,662 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #8,821 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,327 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,261 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,283 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,387 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,165 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #4,157 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #4,968 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,262 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,548 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #3,111 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #2,587 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #3,415 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #2,671 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #3,108 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #2,767 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | #2,204 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #2,615 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,371 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #4,976 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #4,785 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,332 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,009 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,566 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #3,067 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,675 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #3,376 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #3,108 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,646 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,590 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #3,240 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,455 |