Bartholomew Boy

How popular is Bartholomew?

#3,088 boy name in 2025

39 baby boys were named Bartholomew in the US in 2025, making it the 3088th most popular boy name.

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2,740living people named Bartholomew (est.)
47median age of people named Bartholomew
4,271babies named Bartholomew since 1880
1 in 85,009US babies born in 2025

Bartholomew popularity over time

04080 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#3,088 for boys (▲ 245 from 2024)
Babies in 202539 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+95% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,709 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020
Peak year1969 (75 boys)
Highest rank#480 in 1885
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Bartholomew is most popular

Babies named Bartholomew per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  3. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
  4. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)

Bartholomew by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s87#480
1890s78#533
1900s52#798
1910s290#819
1920s345#1,026
1930s251#1,194
1940s318#1,089
1950s437#974
1960s447#880
1970s597#965
1980s558#1,070
1990s271#1,657
2000s151#3,213
2010s194#3,237
2020s195#3,088

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Questions

Is Bartholomew a boy or girl name?
Bartholomew is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bartholomew were boys.
How popular is the name Bartholomew?
39 baby boys were named Bartholomew in the US in 2025, making it the 3088th most popular boy name.
When was Bartholomew most popular?
Bartholomew peaked in 1969, when 75 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #480 in 1885.
How many people are named Bartholomew?
4,271 babies have been named Bartholomew in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,740 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
Where is Bartholomew most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Bartholomew was most common in Kansas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.