How Many People Are Named Barnet?
An estimated 56 people in the United States have the first name Barnet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Barnet peaked in popularity in 1916 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barnet 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 Barnet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Barnet is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Barnet is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
56
About 1 in 6,120,613 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1916
15 births
Total Registered
221
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barnet
Barnet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 221 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barnet as a male name
Ranked #3,866 in 1954
5 male births in 1954
Peak: 1916 (15 births)
Barnet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barnet span from the 1890s to the 1950s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 86 babies were registered. While Barnet is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Barnet by Decade
How has Barnet 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.
Barnet by State
Barnet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barnet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barnet
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barnet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barnet?
We estimate approximately 56 people named Barnet 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 6,120,613 Americans share this first name.
Is Barnet a common name?
Barnet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 221 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barnet most popular?
Barnet reached peak popularity in 1916, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barnet is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barnet a male name?
Barnet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barnet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barnet Smith, Barnet Johnson, Barnet 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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