Barney

Variation of Barnabas
"son of comfort"

Barney Origin and Meaning

The name Barney is a boy's name meaning "son of comfort".

The name Barney is hot among hip Londoners and it has been above the Top 500 in the UK since 2012. You can see why - it's got a friendly happy sound and a lovely meaning and is more easily worn than Barnabas. However, Barney is a more difficult sell in America, due to Barney the Dinosaur and Barney Gumble, the loveable lout from The Simpsons. In the positive column for Barney are jazz clarinetist Barney Bigard and guitarist Barney Kessel. For those who love the name but can't get past the dinosaur, may we suggest the related names Bernard or Barnaby?

# 944 in the US

Barney Rank in US Top 1000

# 1219 on Nameberry

Barney Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Barney Popularity

Famous People Named Barney

  • Barnett "Barney" Frank
    U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
  • Barney Kessel
    American jazz guitarist
  • Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard
    American jazz clarinetist
  • Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield
    American racing driver
  • Barney Martin
    American actor
  • Barney Ross (born Dov
    Ber David Rosofsky), American boxer
  • Barnaby John "Barney" Harwood
    English TV personality
  • Barnett Jerome "Barney" Danson
    Canadian cabinet minister
  • Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss
    American baseball team owner
  • Barney Sedran
    American basketball player
  • Barney Barnato (born Barnet Isaacs)
    South African diamond mogul
  • Barney Pelty
    American baseball player
  • (William) Barney McCosky
    American baseball player
  • Bernard Ernst "Barney" Berlinger
    American decathlete
  • Barney Aaron
    English boxer
  • John "Barney" Yazici aka ThatGuyBarney
    Turkish,American YouTuber

Barney in Pop Culture

  • Barney Fife
    character from "The Andy Griffith Show"
  • "Barney Miller
    " TV sitcom and its main character
  • Charles Bernard "Barney" Barton
    Marvel comics character
  • "Barney & Friends
    " children's TV show about a purple dinosaur
  • Barnabas "Barney" Stinson
    character from "How I Met Your Mother"
  • Barney Gumble
    character from "The Simpsons"
  • Barney Rubble
    character on "The Flintstones"
  • "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
    " comic strip
  • Barney Bear
    MGM animated character
  • Barney Snow
    character in movie "The Bumblebee Flies Anyway"
  • Barney Ross
    a main character in "The Expendables" movies
  • Barneys New York
    luxury American department store
  • Barney Butter
    brand of almond butter
  • Barney (Rubble)
    Cockney rhyming slang for "trouble"