NameTides

Bartholomew

Bartholomew was the #3,089 boys' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales.

Bartholomew as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bartholomew as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Bartholomew as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,089 (39)#3,684 (5)——
2024#3,335 (35)#2,672 (8)——
2023#3,474 (33)#2,814 (7)——
2022#3,774 (29)#3,049 (6)——
2021#3,180 (37)#1,860 (12)——
2020#4,426 (22)#2,228 (9)—#2,746 (5)
2019#3,347 (34)#2,488 (8)——
2018#3,240 (35)#2,259 (9)——
2017#4,466 (22)#3,449 (5)——
2016#5,318 (17)#2,335 (9)——
2015#4,711 (20)#3,908 (4)——
2014#7,048 (11)#3,362 (5)——
2013#6,603 (12)———
2012#6,001 (14)#1,962 (11)——
2011#4,822 (19)#2,613 (7)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1885 at #480.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 43,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Bartholomew is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 45,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 36,000 to 1 in 57,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bartholomew by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Bartholomew (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BartholomewCanadaBoys—too few
BartholomewEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
BartholomewIrelandBoys—too few
BartholomewNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BartholomewUSBoys#3,08939