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Barnabas

male

Barnabas.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #720 in Republic of Ireland in 2010. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1000 to #2857.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#1000#2857
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1235
1997#1113
1998#1000
1999#1130
2000#1167
2001#1078
2002#1411
2003#2857
2004#1596
2005#1456
2006#1892
2007#1361
2008#1343
2009#1302
2010#1551
2011#1688
2012#1270
2013#1147
2014#1281
2015#1236
2016#1498
2017#1470
2018#1610
2019#1001
2020#1273
2021#1448
2022#1366
2023#1799
2024#2443

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
3
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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