How Many People Are Named Bart?
An estimated 12,760 people in the United States have the first name Bart. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Bart peaked in popularity in 1959 with 1,022 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bart 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 Bart paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,760
About 1 in 26,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1959
1,022 births
Total Registered
16,362
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bart
Bart is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16,362 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bart as a male name
Ranked #12,464 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1959 (1,022 births)
Bart as a female name
Ranked #6,886 in 1967
5 female births in 1967
Peak: 1967 (5 births)
Bart: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bart span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 6,131 babies were registered. Bart has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bart by Decade
How has Bart 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.
Bart by State
Birth registrations for Bart span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in North Dakota, Hawaii, Nevada. On average, about 284 Barts were registered per state.
Bart + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bart as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bart
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bart: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bart?
We estimate approximately 12,760 people named Bart 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 26,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Bart a common name?
Bart is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,362 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bart most popular?
Bart reached peak popularity in 1959, when 1,022 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bart is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bart a male name?
Bart is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bart Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bart Smith, Bart Johnson, Bart 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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