Given name & surname
Bart
“son of Talmai”·“the son of the farmer”·“from the barley town”
In English use, Bart is a short form of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions. Bart is a short form of Barton. One English interpretation is “from the barley town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Bart is a short form of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions. Bart is a short form of Barton. One English interpretation is “from the barley town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Bart is a short form of Bartholomew. An origin associated with Bartholomew is Aramaic. Bart is a short form of Barton. An origin associated with Barton is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Bart is used as a shortened form of Barton. In English use, Bart is used as a shortened form of Bartholomew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bart is a short form of Barton. The history of Barton gives this family its wider story. Barton’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Bart through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,361
- 16,356 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 1,022 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,022 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,955 as a first name in 2020; 2,215 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bart’s family of names
Bart is a short form of Barton. Bart has a related form in Bartholomew. In English usage, Bart is a diminutive of Bartholomew.
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Around the world
Bart has relatives in 6 languages.
19 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Bartoloequivalent
- Bertequivalent
- Bartoequivalent
- Bartleyequivalent
- BartekPolish
- Bartoszequivalent
- BartelGerman
- Bartusequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Bart
- Bart De WeverPrime Minister at Government of Belgiumborn 1970
- Bart VerbruggenDutch association football player (born 2002)
- Bart D. EhrmanAmerican biblical scholar (born 1955)
- Bart BokDutch-American astronomer (1906–1983)
- Bart GoorBelgian association football playerborn 1973
- Bart Swingslong track speed skaterborn 1991
- Bart McGheeAmerican soccer player (1899–1979)
- Bart RamselaarDutch association football playerborn 1996
- Bart De Clercqcyclistborn 1986
Characters named Bart: Bart Simpson (The Simpsons).
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