The baby name Barney is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑrni/ (BAR-nee).
The baby name Barney is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑrni/ (BAR-nee).
Barney is in Origin.
Barney is an English diminutive predominantly of Barnabas/Barnaby, and also of Bernard. Barnabas, via Greek Barnabas and ultimately from Aramaic bar ("son of") plus a root meaning "encouragement/prophecy," is glossed in the New Testament as "son of encouragement," giving Barney a warm, upbeat meaning. When derived from Bernard (Germanic bern "bear" + hard "brave, hardy"), it carries the sense "bold, strong as a bear."
Usage peaked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the UK, Ireland, and the United States, then shifted to a friendly, nostalgic image. The name is recognizable via Saint Barnabas, TV's Sheriff Barney Fife, Barney Rubble, and the 1990s purple dinosaur. Related forms include Barnaby, Barnabas, Barnabé (French), Barnabás (Hungarian), Barnaba (Italian), and Bernard; short forms Barn and Barnie. Some Jewish families used Barney as an Anglicized form of Bernard, Barnett, or Baruch.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 820 |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #171 | 4 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2013 | #189 | 2 | 1,429 |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #248 | 6 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #288 | 6 | 6,876 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #310 | 10 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #430 | 18 | 14,421 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #499 | 29 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #738 | 14 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #862 | 329 | 25,619 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #875 | 46 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #903 | 50 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #912 | 19 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #919 | 33 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #958 | 25 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 33 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,118 | 24 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,425 | 47 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Barney is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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