How Many People Are Named Bart?
people named Bart are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 28,330 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,361 babies named Bart in Social Security records from 1880 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,022 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of BARTHOLOMEW. This name is borne by a cartoon boy on the television series 'The Simpsons'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bart in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bart alive today is about 58 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bart first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1959, to 1,022 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Bart has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #249, in 1959.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #249 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #315 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bart alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bart were born in California than in any other state: about 950 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bart was given 7.5 times as often in Utah, 5 times in Idaho and 2.9 times in Wyoming.
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