Given name & surname
Barto
“son of Talmai”·“the son of the farmer”
Barto is a variant of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Barto is a variant of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Barto is a variant of Bartholomew. An origin associated with Bartholomew is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Barto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 33 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 6 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 1946. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,788 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.
Barto’s family of names
Barto has a related form in Bartholomew. In German usage, Barto has a related form in Bartel. In Greek usage, Barto as a surname is a transliteration of Μπαρτό.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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