Bartosz
A masculine Polish name derived from the Greek name Bartholomew, meaning "son of a furrow".
Name Census estimates that about 223 living Americans carry the first name Bartosz. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Bartosz today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bartosz births was 2009 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bartosz. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Bartosz with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
223
~ 1 in 1,537,015 Americans
Peak year
2009
24 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2012 SSA rank
#7,611
Tracked since 1991
Census
Bartosz in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 845 people with the first name Bartosz, which placed it at #14,062 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,062
National first-name rank
People counted
845
845 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
99.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bartosz
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bartosz is White at 99.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (0.4%) and Hispanic (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bartosz described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bartosz at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White99.3% · 839
- Two or more races0.4% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Bartosz: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bartosz from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 136 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bartosz by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bartosz during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Bartosz' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Bartosz
The name Bartosz has its origins in the Slavic languages, particularly Polish. It is a diminutive form of the name Bartłomiej, which is the Polish version of Bartholomew. The name Bartholomew derives from the Aramaic bar-Talmay, meaning "son of the furrows" or "son of the ploughman."
The name Bartosz has been in use in Poland since the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a document from the 13th century, which mentions a certain Bartosz of Krakow.
In Polish history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the name Bartosz. One of the most famous was Bartosz Głowacki, a Polish nobleman and military commander who lived in the 15th century. He is renowned for his role in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, where he led a contingent of Polish forces against the Teutonic Knights.
Another notable Bartosz was Bartosz Paprocki, a Polish historian and heraldist who lived in the 16th century. He authored several works on the history and heraldry of Polish noble families, which are considered valuable sources for understanding the country's past.
In the realm of literature, one cannot overlook Bartosz Milewski, a Polish poet and translator from the 17th century. He is best known for his translations of classical Greek and Roman works into Polish, which helped to popularize these ancient texts among the Polish nobility.
Moving forward in time, Bartosz Głowacki was a prominent Polish actor and theater director of the 20th century. He was born in 1904 and was widely acclaimed for his performances in classical plays, particularly those of William Shakespeare.
Finally, Bartosz Kizierowski is a contemporary Polish filmmaker and screenwriter, born in 1969. He has directed several critically acclaimed films, including "The Weddings of God" and "The King's Summer Vacation," which have been screened at numerous international film festivals.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who have borne the name Bartosz throughout history, highlighting the rich cultural heritage and significance of this Polish name.
People
Bartosz + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bartosz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bartosz: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bartosz?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 223 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bartosz going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,537,015 US residents.
Is Bartosz a common name?
We classify Bartosz as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 226 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bartosz most popular?
The single biggest year for Bartosz was 2009, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bartosz is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bartosz in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 845 people with the name Bartosz, or 0.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,062 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bartosz in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bartosz?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bartosz appears almost entirely male. Of the 844 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bartosz?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bartosz is White at 99.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (0.4%) and Hispanic (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bartosz most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Bartosz in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.3% (839 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bartosz in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bartosz a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bartosz in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bartosz still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bartosz in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bartosz can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Bartosz?
See how many people have the name Bartosz on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.