Barnes is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2023 and has grown less common since.
Barnes is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,016 for boy births in the United States (and #18,695 across all names), given to 8 babies. Barnes was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 2023 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,016 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,344 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #12,584 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,257 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,246 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #7,714 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #12,383 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #10,937 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #12,413 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #8,840 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #10,940 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #12,698 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,591 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #3,784 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #3,345 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,465 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #2,418 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #3,522 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,397 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,113 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,260 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #3,810 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #2,783 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,236 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | #3,233 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #3,948 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,470 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #2,858 |