Barney Forename
32,353rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 24,663 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles
Barney Forename Definition:
BARNY. A diminutive of Barnaby and Barnard. The Irish confuse it (when from Barnaby) with Brian (Yonge).
Barney Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 17,752 | 1:20,422 | 1,647 |
| England | 100% | 1,439 | 1:38,640 | 1,991 |
| South Africa | 98% | 1,126 | 1:48,430 | 5,059 |
| Canada | 100% | 833 | 1:39,776 | 2,852 |
| Australia | - | 805 | 1:16,966 | 1,280 |
| New Zealand | - | 534 | 1:8,494 | 964 |
| Ghana | - | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| Ireland | 100% | 263 | 1:17,656 | 948 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 157 | 1:38,333 | 2,109 |
| Philippines | 94% | 146 | 1:726,092 | 21,760 |
| Colombia | 72% | 97 | 1:492,566 | 7,674 |
| Malawi | 100% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Brazil | 100% | 78 | 1:2,746,617 | 52,279 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 74 | 1:24,907 | 1,032 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 61 | 1:277,083 | 8,972 |
| Mexico | 97% | 54 | 1:2,298,971 | 12,850 |
| China | - | 51 | 1:26,785,407 | 60,804 |
| Scotland | 100% | 46 | 1:116,312 | 2,597 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 45 | 1:2,059 | 474 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 37 | 1:416,860 | 20,046 |
| Botswana | - | 32 | 1:68,264 | 6,262 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 31 | 1:262,978 | 21,716 |
| Germany | 100% | 30 | 1:3,222,596 | 15,431 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 30 | 1:1,014,998 | 35,717 |
| India | 100% | 28 | 1:43,388,499 | 783,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 27 | 1:50,423 | 4,495 |
| Venezuela | 98% | 25 | 1:1,208,076 | 24,638 |
| Costa Rica | 95% | 24 | 1:198,664 | 4,618 |
| Liberia | 89% | 23 | 1:191,829 | 6,898 |
| Wales | 100% | 22 | 1:140,650 | 2,959 |
| Barbados | - | 20 | 1:14,489 | 1,291 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Russia | 100% | 20 | 1:7,211,685 | 30,794 |
| Honduras | 100% | 19 | 1:464,077 | 7,312 |
| Peru | 100% | 19 | 1:1,673,234 | 18,385 |
| France | - | 17 | 1:3,910,020 | 17,575 |
| Hong Kong | - | 17 | 1:456,043 | 4,226 |
| Iraq | 100% | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| South Korea | - | 14 | 1:396,030 | 11,136 |
| Thailand | 86% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| Ecuador | - | 11 | 1:1,611,538 | 10,117 |
| Zambia | - | 11 | 1:1,441,345 | 17,789 |
| Denmark | - | 10 | 1:564,950 | 8,399 |
| Hungary | 100% | 10 | 1:979,177 | 2,758 |
| Panama | - | 9 | 1:434,062 | 12,541 |
| Singapore | - | 9 | 1:698,562 | 12,752 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Belgium | - | 7 | 1:1,641,434 | 16,483 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Spain | - | 6 | 1:7,754,994 | 17,266 |
| Uganda | 75% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Kenya | 50% | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 5 | 1:38,871,536 | 142,270 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Lebanon | 75% | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Belarus | - | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:17,077 | 2,297 |
| Tanzania | - | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Anguilla | - | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Israel | 50% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Jordan | - | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Micronesia | - | 2 | 1:53,250 | 1,276 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 2 | 1:2,914 | 288 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 98% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
Barney (25,092) may also be a surname.
Barney Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BARNY. A diminutive of Barnaby and Barnard. The Irish confuse it (when from Barnaby) with Brian (Yonge).
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
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Sample size: 3,578 (2014)
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