Barney

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Barney comes from Barnabas, an English name meaning "Consolation's son," and is often used as a pet name for both Barnabas and Barnaby. ^[1]

POPULARITY

As a stand alone name, Barney ranked in the top 1000 names for boys from 1900 until 1974, then again once more in 1976. Because of its decreasing popularity, it has not been listed in the top 1000 names for the past thirty years. ^[1]

• 1976: Rank = 944
• 1975: Rank = ---
• 1974: Rank = 926
• 1973: Rank = 936
• 1972: Rank = 843
• 1971: Rank = 801
• 1970: Rank = 876

• 1960: Rank = 487
• 1950: Rank = 414
• 1940: Rank = 418
• 1930: Rank = 388
• 1920: Rank = 368
• 1910: Rank = 291
• 1900: Rank = 216

FACTS

• Barney is a common surname, ranking 2240th according to the 1990 U.S. Census.^[1]
• The U.S. is home to two cities with the name Barney: Barney, Georgia and Barney, North Dakota.

NAMESAKES

• Barney Dunn – fictional character in the film Broadway Danny Rose
• Bernard “Barney” Fife – character on the Andy Griffith Show
• Barney Rubble – cartoon character on The Flinstones
• Barney Danches – character on Gunsmoke
• Barney Gumble – character on The Simpsons
• Barney Miller – main character on the television sitcom Barney Miller
• Barney the Dinosaur – purple dinosaur on the children’s television show Barney and Friends
• Barney Thompson – character in the film Pretty Woman

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Barney Ross (1909-1967) – Lightweight, junior welterweight, and welterweight boxer and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
• Barney Sedran (1891-1964) – American basketball player and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Barney Frank (b. 1940) – American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Barney Kessel (1923-2004) – American jazz guitarist
• Bernard “Barney” Oliver (1919-1995)
• Barney Bubbles (1942-1983) – English graphic designer and music video director. Original name: Colin Fulcher

With Barney as a surname:

• Lem Barney (b. 1945)– Hall of Fame football player
• Matthew Barney (b. 1967) – film director
• Scott Barney (b. 1979) – professional hockey player

NOTES

OTHER BARNEY'S

Barney Smith, Barney Johnson, Barney Williams, Barney Jones, Barney Brown, Barney Davis, Barney Miller, Barney Wilson, Barney Moore, Barney Taylor, Barney Aaronson, Barney Abair, Barney Abbott, Barney Ables, Barney Abrams, Barney Abramson, Barney Acselrod, Barney Adcock, Barney Adejuyigbe, Barney Aderion, Barney Adgate, Barney Adkins, Barney Agate, Barney Agugliaro, Barney Akins, Barney Akuna, Barney Alaniz, Barney Alarcon, Barney Alday, Barney Ales, Barney Alesi, Barney Alewine, Barney Alexander, Barney Allen, Barney Bagby, Barney Aaron, Barney Abercrombie, Barney Abernathy, Barney Abeyta, Barney Abis, Barney Absher, Barney Acevedo, Barney Adamo, Barney Adams, Barney Addamo, Barney Addano, Barney Adkerson, Barney Agnew, Barney Agor, Barney Ainsworth, More results

Author: Samantha Bell