Bart is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bart means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bart across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bart has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bart is a boy name of Aramaic origin meaning “son of Talmai, son of the furrows”. A short form of Bartholomew.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,361 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 17 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 Bart per year, United States (1880 to 2023). United States peaked in 1959 (1,022/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1998 (4/yr).
Bart has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1959, when it ranked #526 nationally (given to 1,022 babies that year).
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