Barney is an established boys' name that peaked in 1919 and has since faded.
Barney is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,274 for boy births in the United States (and #25,338 across all names), given to 5 babies. Barney was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1919 (304 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,274 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,031 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,247 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,375 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,788 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,824 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,303 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,888 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,910 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,074 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,087 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,542 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,739 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #7,948 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,181 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | — | #4,687 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #6,556 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | — | #4,820 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | — | #3,763 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | — | #3,152 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | — | #2,750 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | — | #2,475 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | — | #2,319 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | #2,698 |
| 1988 | 45 | — | — | #1,593 |
| 1987 | 33 | — | — | #1,899 |
| 1986 | 38 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1984 | 43 | — | — | #1,460 |
| 1983 | 47 | — | — | #1,361 |
| 1982 | 49 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1981 | 53 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1980 | 58 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1979 | 60 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1978 | 62 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1977 | 68 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1976 | 77 | — | — | #946 |
| 1975 | 62 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1974 | 77 | — | — | #924 |
| 1973 | 74 | — | — | #936 |
| 1972 | 90 | — | — | #846 |
| 1971 | 100 | — | — | #803 |
| 1970 | 85 | — | — | #875 |
| 1969 | 97 | — | — | #782 |
| 1968 | 96 | — | — | #757 |
| 1967 | 98 | — | — | #743 |
| 1966 | 121 | — | — | #672 |
| 1965 | 133 | — | — | #646 |
| 1964 | 185 | — | — | #582 |
| 1963 | 172 | — | #6,667 | #607 |
| 1962 | 211 | — | — | #548 |
| 1961 | 223 | — | — | #530 |
| 1960 | 272 | — | #6,442 | #485 |
| 1959 | 241 | — | — | #507 |
| 1958 | 262 | — | — | #482 |
| 1957 | 277 | — | #5,419 | #470 |
| 1956 | 260 | — | — | #468 |
| 1955 | 275 | — | — | #448 |
| 1954 | 265 | — | #5,192 | #449 |
| 1953 | 297 | — | — | #402 |
| 1952 | 283 | — | — | #409 |
| 1951 | 260 | — | — | #420 |
| 1950 | 264 | — | — | #415 |
| 1949 | 219 | — | — | #450 |
| 1948 | 255 | — | — | #419 |
| 1947 | 273 | — | #4,791 | #418 |
| 1946 | 225 | — | — | #423 |
| 1945 | 217 | — | #4,061 | #413 |
| 1944 | 225 | — | #4,620 | #405 |
| 1943 | 220 | — | — | #418 |
| 1942 | 179 | — | — | #465 |
| 1941 | 178 | — | — | #435 |
| 1940 | 194 | — | — | #415 |
| 1939 | 193 | — | #4,307 | #417 |
| 1938 | 183 | — | — | #420 |
| 1937 | 209 | — | — | #383 |
| 1936 | 206 | — | — | #383 |
| 1935 | 184 | — | — | #402 |
| 1934 | 200 | — | — | #386 |
| 1933 | 180 | — | — | #401 |
| 1932 | 164 | — | — | #440 |
| 1931 | 181 | — | — | #418 |
| 1930 | 216 | — | — | #389 |
| 1929 | 205 | — | — | #406 |
| 1928 | 208 | — | — | #415 |
| 1927 | 200 | — | #3,903 | #438 |
| 1926 | 219 | — | #4,924 | #409 |
| 1925 | 238 | — | #3,696 | #396 |
| 1924 | 275 | — | — | #359 |
| 1923 | 268 | — | #3,676 | #367 |
| 1922 | 263 | — | — | #370 |
| 1921 | 296 | — | #4,065 | #352 |
| 1920 | 268 | — | #5,057 | #369 |
| 1919 | 304 | — | — | #319 |
| 1918 | 299 | — | — | #331 |
| 1917 | 298 | — | — | #308 |
| 1916 | 272 | — | #3,588 | #324 |
| 1915 | 276 | — | — | #306 |
| 1914 | 241 | — | — | #288 |
| 1913 | 185 | — | — | #291 |
| 1912 | 159 | — | — | #284 |
| 1911 | 99 | — | — | #261 |
| 1910 | 71 | — | — | #291 |
| 1909 | 62 | — | — | #285 |
| 1908 | 58 | — | — | #285 |
| 1907 | 64 | — | — | #263 |
| 1906 | 71 | — | — | #232 |
| 1905 | 70 | — | — | #234 |
| 1904 | 53 | — | — | #260 |
| 1903 | 50 | — | — | #259 |
| 1902 | 50 | — | — | #261 |
| 1901 | 34 | — | — | #303 |
| 1900 | 83 | — | — | #216 |
| 1899 | 50 | — | — | #234 |
| 1898 | 73 | — | — | #204 |
| 1897 | 58 | — | — | #223 |
| 1896 | 58 | — | — | #237 |
| 1895 | 55 | — | — | #238 |
| 1894 | 52 | — | — | #239 |
| 1893 | 63 | — | — | #215 |
| 1892 | 70 | — | — | #208 |
| 1891 | 49 | — | — | #229 |
| 1890 | 44 | — | — | #256 |
| 1889 | 54 | — | — | #222 |
| 1888 | 69 | — | — | #212 |
| 1887 | 58 | — | — | #202 |
| 1886 | 65 | — | — | #205 |
| 1885 | 43 | — | — | #252 |
| 1884 | 62 | — | — | #210 |
| 1883 | 48 | — | — | #225 |
| 1882 | 52 | — | — | #228 |
| 1881 | 40 | — | — | #245 |
| 1880 | 44 | — | — | #249 |