Barney Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#489
1997	#522
1998	#887
1999	#679
2000	#651
2001	#638
2002	#449
2003	#514
2004	#477
2005	#461
2006	#494
2007	#584
2008	#484
2009	#535
2010	#536
2011	#565
2012	#386
2013	#382
2014	#429
2015	#423
2016	#446
2017	#469
2018	#492
2019	#340
2020	#287
2021	#246
2022	#277
2023	#287
2024	#298

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #246 in England and Wales in 2021.

Barney's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#298	149	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#287	156	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#277	162	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#246	195	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#287	160	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#340	131	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#492	80	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#469	87	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#446	92	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#423	97	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#429	94	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#382	106	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#386	108	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#565	62	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#536	64	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#535	63	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#484	72	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#584	51	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#494	61	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#461	61	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#477	55	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#514	46	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#449	49	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#638	29	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#651	28	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#679	25	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#887	17	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#522	35	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#489	37	High	Demonstration data
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#374	4	High	Demonstration data
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#392	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#418	3	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#415	3	High	Demonstration data
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#398	3	High	Demonstration data
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#403	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#655	4	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#572	5	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#741	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#646	4	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#610	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#596	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#535	5	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.