NamesBoyB › Bart
Boy name

Bart

/ˈbɑɹt/ · 100% boys · last recorded 2023

Bart has been given to about 16,361 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbɑɹt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 12,851
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bart per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 1,022
  • Born in 20250
  • All time16,361
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Bart?

Its best year was 1959, when 1,022 babies were given the name, ranking 249th. The typical living American called Bart is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Bart

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Art0.81
  2. Barry0.68
  3. Barrett0.67
  4. Bert0.66
  5. Burt0.66
  6. Brant0.64
  7. Bryant0.56
  8. Barton0.57

Middle names for Bart

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bart Cole0.73
  2. Bart Miles0.73
  3. Bart Wilder0.72
  4. Bart James0.71
  5. Bart Thomas0.64
  6. Bart John0.55

Sibling names for Bart

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.87
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.86
  3. Gwensister · 0.86
  4. Rockybrother · 0.84
  5. Reginasister · 0.84
  6. Tonybrother · 0.83

Where Bart is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bart Evans0.73
    2. Bart Edwards0.73
    3. Bart Anderson0.70
    4. Bart Allen0.70
    5. Bart Adams0.70
    6. Bart Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bart

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.