Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Son of comfort. A biblical first-century missionary companion of Paul.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Barnabas
Pronunciation
b(a)-rna-bas, bar-nabas
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #3658, 30 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1002, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #720, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence