Where is Barney from?

My guess is...

United Kingdom

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26%

Switzerland

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22%

South Africa

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17%

I'm 97% certain Barney is Male.

According to a dataset of 1238, the average Barney is around 35 years old.


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Learn about the name Barney

Meaning of the name Barney

Diminutive of Barnabas, Bernard or Barnaby.

Characteristics of the name Barney

OriginsEnglish
PronouncedBAHR-nee
GenderMasculine
Traitsrough, comedic, common, simple, classic, unintellectual, informal

How do we know this about Barney

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.