Barnabas is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “son of the prophet.” In 2024 it was given to 22 boys in the United States.
Barnabas belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “son of the prophet” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Barnabas first appears in Social Security records in 1920. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2883 in 1969, and in 2024 22 babies received the name — 575 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Barnabas means “son of the prophet” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Barnabas is a boy name. In 2024, 22 babies received the name in the US.
Barnabas comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Barnabas first appears in US records in 1920. Its best-ever ranking was #2883 in 1969, and 22 babies were given the name in 2024.
Barnabas is pronounced /ˈbɑɹnəbəs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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