Names / Boy names
Barnaby
Current rank
#12,273
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,204
in 1974
First recorded
1953
in U.S. data
Children named
380
since 1953
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,204 in 1974 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(BAR-nuh-bee): son of consolation. Big personality name, but not unserious. Stateside, it was first recorded in 1953. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 380 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.