Bartholomew

maleStatistical record

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

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

Bartholomew: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #81, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
59times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#81highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1104
1997	#1052
1998	#1485
1999	#1850
2000	#1167
2001	#1379
2002	#2636
2003	#1410
2004	#1732
2005	#2174
2006	#2538
2007	#3589
2008	#2276
2009	#2837
2010	#3332
2011	#2613
2012	#1962
2014	#3362
2015	#3908
2016	#2335
2017	#3449
2018	#2259
2019	#2488
2020	#2228
2021	#1860
2022	#3048
2023	#2813
2024	#2671

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 31 of the 32 years from 1964 to 1995.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #81 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1995
Highest recorded position: #81 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Bartholomew appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 31 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 504 births with the name.

Bartholomew across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Bartholomew's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#81 (1964)	#81 (1964)	#281 (1995)	31 of 32	504 (1964–1995)	44 (1964)
England and Wales · Boys	#1104 (1996)	#1052 (1997)	#2671 (2024)	28 of 29	221 (1996–2024)	13 (1997)

Bartholomew by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Bartholomew in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	185	6 of 10	31
1970s	197	10 of 10	20
1980s	96	9 of 10	11
1990s	26	6 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 31 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Bartholomew appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #81 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Bartholomew'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2813	7	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1860	12	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2228	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2335	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3908	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1962	11	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3332	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1732	9	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1410	11	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1379	10	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1167	12	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1485	8	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1052	13	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1104	12	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#281	5	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	4	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	5	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	6	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	7	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	9	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#172	14	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#181	12	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#166	15	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#237	6	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	7	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#206	10	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	16	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#194	12	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#198	11	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	13	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#142	24	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	14	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	26	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#169	17	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#128	30	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#140	23	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	27	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	22	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#117	25	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#108	28	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#108	28	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#95	38	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#81	44	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1964 and 2024, ranked in 59 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #81, first reached in 1964.

It held a top-100 place in 2 years, 2 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 44 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 32 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Bartlomiej · #202, 47y
Bartosz · #148, 49y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Dolores · #80, 56y
Anny · #79, 56y
Edmond · #77, 60y
Nicolai · #76, 61y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Aileen · #81, 62y
Erica · #81, 59y
Daragh · #80, 62y
Dolores · #80, 56y

Bartholomew was ranked #81 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Bartholomew and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Bartholomew without appearing here.

Bartholomew moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Grant Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #4270.
Glenn Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3449 and #2512 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #3412.

Moved ahead of Bartholomew

Theodor Compare
In 2006 they stood at #2538 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3589 and #1440.
Lars Compare
In 2013 they stood at #1962 and #2117 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3362 and #1421.
Arlo Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1379 and #1949 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #2636 and #848.
Cooper Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1167 and #1425 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #2636 and #907.

Moved the opposite way to Bartholomew

Ciaran Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 while Ciaran went from #49 to #27.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 while Conor went from #56 to #1.
Craig Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 while Craig went from #214 to #47.
Daniel Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 while Daniel went from #19 to #8.

Moved the same way as Bartholomew

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 and Adrian from #65 to #93.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 and Alfred from #134 to #301.
Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 and Arthur from #98 to #261.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bartholomew went from #81 to #281 and Denis from #21 to #83.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 2 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #81 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Bartholomew

Bartholomew at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Bartholomew across 2 official records

Bartholomew by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Bartholomew appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

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Bartholomew and the names beside it

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Bartholomew at a glance

Bartholomew across 2 official records

Bartholomew by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Bartholomew appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Bartholomew

Bartholomew and the names beside it

Bartholomew moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Bartholomew

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