Bartholomew
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Aramaic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,088 for boys
Bartholomew is a boys' name of Aramaic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,088th for boys in the US (39 babies).
What does Bartholomew mean?
Aramaic
A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Bartholomew a girl's or a boy's name?
Bartholomew is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 39 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bartholomew in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Bartholomew, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 13 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Bartholomew than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Bartholomew in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Bartholomew in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Bartholomew in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,088th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39 about 1 in 44,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the US were named Bartholomew, making it the 3,088th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 1969, with 75 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Bartholomew than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Bartholomew in the US since 1880 were born between 1938 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bartholomew in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,088 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,610 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,400 |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,216 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,189 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,293 |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,313 |
| 1982 | 60 | #1,192 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,225 |
| 1980 | 71 | #1,070 |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,241 |
| 1978 | 49 | #1,286 |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,099 |
| 1976 | 64 | #1,042 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,053 |
| 1974 | 66 | #1,007 |
| 1973 | 59 | #1,054 |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,137 |
| 1971 | 71 | #965 |
| 1970 | 58 | #1,070 |
| 1969 | 75 | #880 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,068 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,117 |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,131 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,206 |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,262 |
| 1963 | 46 | #1,137 |
| 1962 | 40 | #1,229 |
| 1961 | 40 | #1,249 |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,381 |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,128 |
| 1958 | 49 | #1,090 |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,129 |
| 1956 | 57 | #985 |
| 1955 | 40 | #1,180 |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,267 |
| 1953 | 54 | #974 |
| 1952 | 40 | #1,165 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,217 |
| 1950 | 33 | #1,255 |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,204 |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,255 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,393 |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,381 |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,121 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,327 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,187 |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,089 |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,230 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,090 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,390 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,275 |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,481 |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,296 |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,194 |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,266 |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,540 |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,426 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,489 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,523 |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,293 |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,372 |
| 1926 | 39 | #1,144 |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,121 |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,117 |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,275 |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,503 |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,026 |
| 1920 | 40 | #1,119 |
| 1919 | 33 | #1,230 |
| 1918 | 40 | #1,079 |
| 1917 | 36 | #1,113 |
| 1916 | 45 | #952 |
| 1915 | 31 | #1,159 |
| 1914 | 42 | #819 |
| 1913 | 29 | #914 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,267 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 11 | #980 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 10 | #798 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #846 |
| 1902 | 7 | #932 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1896 | 8 | #825 |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 11 | #630 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 9 | #747 |
| 1891 | 8 | #699 |
| 1890 | 13 | #533 |
| 1889 | 10 | #628 |
| 1888 | 7 | #815 |
| 1887 | 7 | #752 |
| 1886 | 12 | #540 |
| 1885 | 15 | #480 |
| 1884 | 9 | #663 |
| 1883 | 7 | #720 |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 8 | #653 |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Names like Bartholomew
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thomas, George, Arthur, James, William, Frederick, Charles, John, Joseph, Otis, Harry, Barney
More Aramaic names
Tommy, Martha, Barnaby, Tabitha, Tomas, Tadeo, Tom, Thaddeus, Tomos, Marta, Tommie, Tomi, Saphira, Tommaso, Barnabas, Talitha
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bartholomew: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bartholomew, updated 20 October 2026.