The baby name Bartlett is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑːrtlət/ or /ˈbɑːrtlɪt/ (BART-lət, BART-lit).
The baby name Bartlett is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑːrtlət/ or /ˈbɑːrtlɪt/ (BART-lət, BART-lit).
Bartlett is in Origin.
Rooted in Middle English, Bartlett began as a diminutive of Bartholomew (Bart + the -let/-lett suffix), ultimately from Aramaic bar-Talmai, "son of Talmai." Talmai is traditionally interpreted as "furrowed" or "plowman," so the name carries the sense "little Bartholomew" or "descendant of the furrowed one." The form solidified in medieval records and later functioned as both a byname and a hereditary surname.
Usage as a given name surfaced intermittently in England and especially in colonial and 19th-century America, aligning with the surname-as-first-name trend; today it reads antique yet tailored. Variants include Bartlet (single t) and the rare Bartlette; short forms center on Bart. Related English forms are Bartholomew, Bartle, and Bartley; cognates of the root across Europe include Italian Bartolomeo, Spanish Bartolomé, French Barthélemy, and German Bartholomäus. Cultural touchstones range from early New England families to the well-known Bartlett pear.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2004 | #828 | 5 | 7,246 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,155 | 24 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Bartlett is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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