Barnett comes from the English / Germanic tradition, meaning Place cleared by burning.
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How popular is Barnett?
1923peak year
Today, Barnett is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12288), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1923, 36 babies were given the name (ranked #1198 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 1,285 babies have been registered as Barnett since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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