The baby name Barney appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1991. It was most popular in 1919 with 361 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Barney has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 34 |
| 1911 | 57 |
| 1912 | 134 |
| 1913 | 158 |
| 1914 | 235 |
| 1915 | 280 |
| 1916 | 297 |
| 1917 | 339 |
| 1918 | 329 |
| 1919 | 361 |
| 1920 | 283 |
| 1921 | 327 |
| 1922 | 290 |
| 1923 | 269 |
| 1924 | 311 |
| 1925 | 289 |
| 1926 | 228 |
| 1927 | 161 |
| 1928 | 216 |
| 1929 | 285 |
| 1930 | 277 |
| 1931 | 187 |
| 1932 | 118 |
| 1933 | 159 |
| 1934 | 208 |
| 1935 | 164 |
| 1936 | 202 |
| 1937 | 181 |
| 1938 | 174 |
| 1939 | 198 |
| 1940 | 214 |
| 1941 | 160 |
| 1942 | 157 |
| 1943 | 210 |
| 1944 | 203 |
| 1945 | 190 |
| 1946 | 224 |
| 1947 | 278 |
| 1948 | 252 |
| 1949 | 224 |
| 1950 | 282 |
| 1951 | 220 |
| 1952 | 301 |
| 1953 | 323 |
| 1954 | 231 |
| 1955 | 360 |
| 1956 | 300 |
| 1957 | 285 |
| 1958 | 266 |
| 1959 | 270 |
| 1960 | 299 |
| 1961 | 207 |
| 1962 | 192 |
| 1963 | 135 |
| 1964 | 159 |
| 1965 | 112 |
| 1966 | 79 |
| 1967 | 61 |
| 1968 | 50 |
| 1969 | 54 |
| 1970 | 49 |
| 1971 | 24 |
| 1972 | 40 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 29 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 14 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1978 | 13 |
| 1979 | 45 |
| 1980 | 24 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1991 | 6 |