How Many People Are Named Barth?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Barth. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Barth peaked in popularity in 1955 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barth 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 Barth paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Barth is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1955
26 births
Total Registered
470
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barth
Barth is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 470 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barth as a male name
Ranked #4,475 in 1976
7 male births in 1976
Peak: 1955 (26 births)
Barth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barth span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 156 babies were registered. Barth has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barth by Decade
How has Barth 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.
Barth by State
Barth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barth
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barth?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Barth 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 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Barth a common name?
Barth is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 470 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barth most popular?
Barth reached peak popularity in 1955, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barth is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barth a male name?
Barth is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barth Smith, Barth Johnson, Barth 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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