Bartholomew is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “son of Talmai.” In 2024 it was given to 35 boys in the United States.
Bartholomew belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “son of Talmai” — 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, Bartholomew first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #481 in 1885, and in 2024 35 babies received the name — 4,232 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bartholomew means “son of Talmai” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bartholomew is a boy name. In 2024, 35 babies received the name in the US.
Bartholomew comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Bartholomew first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #481 in 1885, and 35 babies were given the name in 2024.
Bartholomew is pronounced /bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/ (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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