Barnabas

Aramaic

"son of consolation"

Barnabas Origin and Meaning

Variation of Barnaby

Barnabas Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 842 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Barnabas

• 842 Nameberry 2026

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Famous People Named Barnabas

• Barnabas biblical disciple
• Barnabas Bidwell U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
• Barnabas Kelet Henagan American politician; 58th Governor of South Carolina
• Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini Prime Minister of Swaziland
• Barnabas Oley English churchman, academic and editor during the First Civil War
• Barnabas Andyar Iyorhyer Gemade Nigerian Senator
• Barnabas Gooch English MP and academic

The name Barnabas in Pop Culture

• Barnabas Collins character on TV's "Dark Shadows"
• Barnabas scary character in Russian stories
• Barnabas demon in "Charmed"
• Barnabas "Barney" Stinson character from "How I Met Your Mother
• Barnabas Hale warlock in Cassandra Clare's trilogy "The Dark Artifices"