Male name
Bartholomew
226 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1997. Expression number: 6.
Origin
From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father was named after the biblical Talmai, king of Geshur, or one of the Greek Ptolemies, as the two originally unrelated names were conflated in Jewish Aramaic. The ending -ew underwent a similar evolution to that seen in Hebrew (ultimately from Latin Hebraeus) and Jew (from Latin Iudaeus, with loss of the -ud-). The name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.From Wiktionary, entry “Bartholomew”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1997: 13 births. 226 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 38 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1969: 75 births. 4,271 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1913. It is still given: 173 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1964: 44 births. 504 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 81st among boys' names in 1964. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
2 + 1 + 9 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 5 = 51 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 6 + 6 + 5 = 18 → 9
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
2 + 9 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 33
- Digits missing from the name
- 7
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.