Gender
Male
Origin
- Germanic
- From The Name Bernard
- English
- Strong as a bear; variant of Bernard
- German
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Barnard
Pronunciation
b(a)-rna-rd, bar-nard
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1963 (rank #1586, 25 births); most recent 1998 (rank #8473, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
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| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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