boy's name

Barthelemy

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 7,640

Barthelemy is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1903, when 170 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Barthelemy over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2019, not a full ten years.

1,480
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Barthelemy by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 1,480
1910s 1,100
1920s 1,105
1930s 705
1940s 380
1950s 260
1960s 185
1970s 235
1980s 475
1990s 570
2000s 485
2010s 405
2020s (to 2019) 250

How popular is Barthelemy?

In 2019, Barthelemy was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Barthelemy is used

France as Barthélemy #1,310 45 in 2025
Canada #2,996 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Barthelemy is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Barthélémy Barthélémy is Barthelemy written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,477 in France, against #5,185 for Barthelemy. 525
Barthélemy Barthélemy is Barthelemy written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,310 in France, against #5,185 for Barthelemy. 265

Names that peaked alongside Barthelemy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Barthelemy also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Barthelemy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Barthelemy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Barthelemy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Barthelemy

Is Barthelemy a girl's or a boy's name?

Barthelemy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Barthelemy?

Barthelemy has 4 syllables.

When was Barthelemy most popular?

Barthelemy peaked in 1903, when 170 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Barthelemy a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Barthelemy currently ranks #1,310 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.