Boy
Barney
Barney is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now.
EtymologyDiminutive of Barnabas/Bernard
Etymology"Son of encouragement" or "brave as a bear"
Births by decade
1900s
595
1910s
2,204
1920s
2,440
1930s
1,915
1940s
2,185
1950s
2,683
1960s
1,609
1970s
754
1980s
430
1990s
173
2000s
30
2010s
27
Peaked in the 1950s · 15,045 total U.S. births since 1900