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Barney

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What official birth registration shows about Barney: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #246 to #887.200020052010201520202025#246#887
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#257

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #298 among boys in England and Wales, #535 among boys in Scotland, #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #489 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #246 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #257 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #246 in England and Wales in 2021.

Barney's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#257179HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#298149HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#287156HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#277162HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#246195HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#287160HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#340131HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#49280HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#46987HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#44692HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#42397HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#42994HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#382106HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#386108HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#56562HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#53664HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#53563HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#48472HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#58451HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#49461HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#46161HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#47755HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#51446HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#44949HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#63829HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#65128HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#67925HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#88717HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#52235HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#48937HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

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

Where Barney is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Barney, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2022Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2021ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#246 in 2021
Republic of Ireland2006–20247#572 in 2022
Northern Ireland2012–20238#374 in 2021
Scotland20241#535 in 2024
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What is known about Barney

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #246 in England and Wales in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.