Barnett
Barnett is both a surname and a masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Barnett
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barnett is both a surname and a masculine given name.
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The Story of Barnett
Barnett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 36 Barnetts were born — ranking #1,194 that year. As of 2026, Barnett ranks #12,084 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Barnetts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Barnett
Barnett is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Barnett's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,194. Use the chart and map above to compare Barnett's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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