How Many People Are Named Barnabas?
An estimated 545 people in the United States have the first name Barnabas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Barnabas peaked in popularity in 2017 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barnabas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Barnabas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
545
About 1 in 628,907 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2017
24 births
Total Registered
575
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barnabas
Barnabas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 575 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barnabas as a male name
Ranked #4,571 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (24 births)
Barnabas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barnabas span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 136 babies were registered. While Barnabas is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Barnabas by Decade
How has Barnabas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Barnabas by State
Barnabas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barnabas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barnabas
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barnabas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barnabas?
We estimate approximately 545 people named Barnabas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 628,907 Americans share this first name.
Is Barnabas a common name?
Barnabas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 575 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barnabas most popular?
Barnabas reached peak popularity in 2017, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barnabas is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barnabas a male name?
Barnabas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barnabas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barnabas Smith, Barnabas Johnson, Barnabas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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