Barnaby is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Barnaby means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Barnaby across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Barnaby has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Barnaby is a boy name of Aramaic origin meaning “son of consolation”. An English form of Barnabas.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 380 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 5,335 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 38 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Barnaby per year, England & Wales (1996 to 2025). England & Wales peaked in 2014 (285/yr) · United States peaked in 1974 (19/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Barnaby is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1974, when it ranked #5,465 nationally (given to 19 babies that year).
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