Bart
Bart is a masculine given name. It is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name Bartholomäus, a German form of the biblical name Bartholomew, which means 'son of talmai' in Aramaic.
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Bart
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bart is a masculine given name. It is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name Bartholomäus, a German form of the biblical name Bartholomew, which means 'son of talmai' in Aramaic.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Bart
Bart first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 1,022 births, good for #249 nationwide. About 37% of every Bart on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Bart last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Bart
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bart. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bartel
- Bartholomeus
- Bartholomew
- Mees
- Mies
- Tolly
Names that sound like Bart
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bart is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bort
- Boart
- Borte
- Bard
- Barred
- Barde
- Boort
- Baard
- Part
- Parte
- Board
- Bored
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Bart
Bart is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Bart's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #249. Use the chart and map above to compare Bart'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.