Bartholomew
About Bartholomew
Bartholomew is an apostle's name that's been out of favor for centuries but might appeal again to the parent in search of an old but rare choice. The challenge could be to avoid the Simpson-ish nickname. That character, by the way, has the full name of Bartholomew JoJo Simpson, and creator Matt Groening came up with Bart as an--uh oh--anagram for brat. Two old alternate nicknames are Barty and Tolly.
Ben Jonson's 1614 comedy Bartholomew Fair is set in London on St. Bartholomew's Day. Charles Dickens used the name in Bleak House, and, more recently, Bartholomew Cubbins is the protagonist of the Dr. Seuss books The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Bartholomew and the Oobleck
As of October 2026, Bartholomew ranked #3093 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #481 in 1885, Nameberry popularity #426.
Editor's take: The name Bartholomew is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the furrow".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,734 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,482 | 22 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | #3,250 | 35 | 19.3 |
| 2019 | #3,354 | 34 | 18.9 |
| 2020 | #4,438 | 22 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | #3,183 | 37 | 21.1 |
| 2022 | #3,783 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2023 | #3,477 | 33 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | #3,323 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | #3,093 | 39 | 22.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Bartholomews
- Bartholomew Columbus
Explorer and younger brother of Christopher Columbus
- Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts
Welsh pirate
- Bartholomew I
Archbishop of Constantinople
- Bartholomew Edward "Bart" Scott
American NFL football player
- Bartholomew de Badlesmere
1st Baron Badlesmere, English soldier and MP
- Bartholomew Gosnold
early English settler in Virginia, USA
- Bartholomew of Lucca
Italian historian
- Bartholomew "Bart" Freundlich
American film director; husband of actress Julianne Moore
Bartholomew in pop culture
- Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson
character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen
character from D.C. Comics, the second Flash
- Bartholomew "Bart" Allen
character from D.C. Comics, the fourth Flash
- Bartholomew
a yeti from video game "Spyro the Dragon"
- Bartholomew "Bart" Bass
character in TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Bartholomew Cubbins
title character from "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" by Dr. Seuss and actor Jared Leto's directing alter ego
- Bartholomew D'Ysquith
character in musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"
- Bartholomew Harrison
Anthony's hypochondriac brother in "The Tree of Heaven" (1917) by May Sinclair
- Bartholomew Kuma
character in anime "One Piece"
- Bartholomew Oobleck
professor voiced by Joel Heyman in web series "RWBY"
- "Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy
" play by Ben Jonson
- Bartholomew Bloor
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Bartholomew Barebone
character in J.K. Rowling's "History of Magic in North America"
- Bartholomew "Bart" Pearce
character in "Vampirate"
- Bartholomew Rossi
character in Elizabeth Kostova's "The Historian"
Variations & nicknames
- BarthelemySwedish
- BartolomeoSpanish
- BertelGerman
- BarthelGerman
- VarfolomeiRussian
- BartoCzech
- BartolGerman
- BartolemeSpanish
- BartoszCzech
- BartaHungarian
- BairtliméadIrish Gaelic
- BartoliSpanish
- BartalanHungarian
- BartosPolish
- BartzCzech
- ParlanScottish Gaelic
- PerttuFinnish
- BarioSpanish
- BertalanHungarian
- MeoItalian
- BartholmieuFrench
- ToliSpanish
- BardoDanish
- BertiHungarian
- BartholomeFrench
- BaltaSpanish
- BaroloSpanish
- BartekCzech
- BarthélemyFrench
- PartholonIrish
- ParthalanIrish
- BartelGerman
More nicknames
- Bart