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Bart

Short form of Bartholomew or Bartholomeus.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈbɑɹt/; British English /ˈbɑːt/; Dutch /ˈbɑrt/
Usage languagesDutch, English
US rank (2023)#12,239

Meaning and history

Bart is a short form of Bartholomew or Bartholomeus. The name is also borne by the mischievous cartoon boy in the television series The Simpsons (1989–).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 11 births, rank #6,904
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
20092009: 9 births, rank #8,310
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: 5 births, rank #12,287
2012: 5 births, rank #12,274
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
20142014: 8 births, rank #8,781
2015: 6 births, rank #10,644
2016: 6 births, rank #10,744
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
20192019: 5 births, rank #12,145
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
20232023: 5 births, rank #12,239

Bart moved from #872 to #974 for boys between 1986 and 1987. Its highest annual birth count came in 1959, with 1,022 births.

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