How Many People Are Named Barnard?
An estimated 448 people in the United States have the first name Barnard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Barnard peaked in popularity in 1963 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barnard 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 Barnard paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
448
About 1 in 765,077 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1963
25 births
Total Registered
895
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barnard
Barnard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 895 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barnard as a male name
Ranked #8,583 in 1998
6 male births in 1998
Peak: 1963 (25 births)
Barnard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barnard span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 178 babies were registered. Barnard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barnard by Decade
How has Barnard 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.
Barnard by State
Barnard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barnard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barnard
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barnard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barnard?
We estimate approximately 448 people named Barnard 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 765,077 Americans share this first name.
Is Barnard a common name?
Barnard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 895 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barnard most popular?
Barnard reached peak popularity in 1963, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barnard is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barnard a male name?
Barnard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barnard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barnard Smith, Barnard Johnson, Barnard 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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