Boy

Barnaby

BAR-nah-bee

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Son of consolation; from the Aramaic 'Bar-Nabas', the Biblical companion of Paul.”

Popularity Over Time

Barnaby US popularity rank over timeRank 14067 in 2022 to rank 2271 in 1974. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2271#8169#140671953198020002024

Barnaby is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

AramaicHebrew

Syllables

3

Nicknames

BarneyBarn

Style

LiteraryVintagePlayfulClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Barnaby Rudge (Dickens character)
  • Inspector Barnaby (TV)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Dashiell

French Rare & Uncommon

Thaddeus

Aramaic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Rafferty

Gaelic Rare & Uncommon

Felix

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Callum

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Dashiell

French Rare & Uncommon

Rafferty

Gaelic Rare & Uncommon

Florian

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Callum

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Felix

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Distinctly British; Barnabas in Latin/Biblical contexts.

People Also Ask

Son of consolation; from the Aramaic 'Bar-Nabas', the Biblical companion of Paul.

Barnaby is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Barnaby include Barney, Barn.

Names that pair beautifully with Barnaby include Dashiell, Rafferty, Florian, Callum, Felix.