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Barnabas

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Meaning

"Son of Encouragement"

Barnabas is a New Testament name from Aramaic tradition, commonly glossed as son of encouragement.

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Popularity History of Barnabas

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#4571Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Barnabas did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Barnabas Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Barnabas

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Quick Facts

OriginAramaic, Greek
Syllables3
Length8 letters

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