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Origin & history of Barnabas1
Aramaic / Biblical / English / German / Greek / Hebrew / Latin roots
Barnabas comes from the Aramaic / Biblical / English / German / Greek / Hebrew / Latin tradition, meaning The Son of Encouragement.
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How popular is Barnabas?
2017
peak year
Barnabas has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5622), with about 17 babies named Barnabas each year. In 2017, 24 babies received the name (ranked #4234). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 575.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
24
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,234)
(ranked #4,234)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
575
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Barnabas4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
B2
A1
R9
N5
A1
B2
A1
S1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Barnabas🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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