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Origin & history of Barnes1
English roots
Barnes comes from the English tradition, meaning Someone who lives or works near the barn.
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How popular is Barnes?
2023
peak year
Barnes first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1913. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 11 babies received the name (ranked #7339). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10298), with roughly 7 babies named Barnes each year. Barnes's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 187 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
11
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #7,339)
(ranked #7,339)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
187
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Barnes5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
B2
A1
R9
N5
E5
S1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Barnes🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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