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Barton

Barton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“barley settlement”
Origin
Old English
Say it
BAR-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Barton comes from an English surname and place name from Old English bere-tun, meaning barley enclosure or farmstead. It follows the surname-to-first-name pattern in modern use.

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How popular is Barton?

20241.5 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Barton in 20245

Peak year1882

Total US babies since 18809,364

Barton is steady now but far below its 1882 peak.

Names like Barton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Barton questions

What does the name Barton mean?

Barton means "barley settlement". It comes from Old English. Barton comes from an English surname and place name from Old English bere-tun, meaning barley enclosure or farmstead. It follows the surname-to-first-name pattern in modern use.

Is Barton a boy or girl name?

Barton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Barton?

5 US babies were named Barton in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.

How do you pronounce Barton?

Barton is usually pronounced BAR-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.