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How popular is the name Bart?
Births per year, rank history and how many Barts are alive today.
Bart (male) is a shortened form of the name Bartholomew. Although Bart itself was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 4275th as a registered name), most Barts are registered as Bartholomew, which ranked 3684th in 2025 with 5 babies.
Most people called Bart are registered as Bartholomew, and share that name's profile: the Bartholomew you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old - or else around 6: the name has two living generations. Half of all Bartholomews born in England and Wales are between 10 and 31, and there are at least 320 of them alive today. Only some Bartholomews go by Bart.
How many babies are named Bart or Bartholomew each year?
Combined registrations of Bartholomew, Bart. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Bartholomew rank as a registered name?
Where does Bart rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Bart short for Bartholomew?
Yes - Bart is a shortened form of Bartholomew. Barts are usually registered as Bartholomew at birth.
When was the name Bart most popular?
The full name Bartholomew peaked in 1997, when 13 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Bart itself peaked as a registered name in 1998, with 4 babies.
How many people are called Bart?
There's no official count of people who go by Bart, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 320 people registered as Bartholomew born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Bart.
How old is the typical Bart?
Most people called Bart are registered as Bartholomew. Most living Bartholomews are between 10 and 31; the most common age is about 29. There is a second cluster around 6.
Is Bart becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1997 peak.