How Many People Are Named Barton?
An estimated 5,959 people in the United States have the first name Barton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Barton peaked in popularity in 1960 with 245 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barton 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 Barton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,959
About 1 in 57,519 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1960
245 births
Total Registered
9,364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barton
Barton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,364 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barton as a male name
Ranked #12,522 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (245 births)
Barton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,878 babies were registered. Barton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barton by Decade
How has Barton 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.
Barton by State
Birth registrations for Barton span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Hawaii, Arizona, District of Columbia. On average, about 129 Bartons were registered per state.
Barton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barton
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barton?
We estimate approximately 5,959 people named Barton 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 57,519 Americans share this first name.
Is Barton a common name?
Barton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barton most popular?
Barton reached peak popularity in 1960, when 245 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barton is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barton a male name?
Barton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barton Smith, Barton Johnson, Barton 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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