UK boy's name
Bartlomiej
A masculine Polish name derived from Bartholomew, meaning "son of a plowman".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bartlomiej is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bartlomiej popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 34 births.
This profile covers 271 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 2004 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 9% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 280 living people in the UK are called Bartlomiej. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bartlomiej ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 34 boys were registered as Bartlomiej.
- • Bartlomiej ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #491 in 2011.
- • About 280 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bartlomiej as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2009
34 births
Estimated living
280
2026
Meaning
What does Bartlomiej mean?
The name Bartlomiej is a Polish spelling of the name Bartholomew, which has its origins in the Aramaic bar Talmay. This translates to "son of the furrow" or "son of the ploughed land." The name likely originated as an occupational surname for a ploughman or farmer. It dates back to at least the 1st century AD, when it was borne by one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ in the New Testament.
The name Bartholomew/Bartlomiej was widely used throughout medieval Europe, particularly in England, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland. One of the earliest known bearers was Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, who is believed to have been martyred in Armenia in the 1st century AD. Another early figure was Bartholomew of Grottaferrata, an 11th-century Benedictine monk and scholar from Italy.
In the 12th century, Bartlomiej of Lublin, a Polish bishop and diplomat, played a significant role in the political affairs of the Duchy of Masovia. Bartlomiej of Jaslo, a 14th-century Polish mathematician and astronomer, made notable contributions to the development of trigonometry and the study of planetary motions.
During the Renaissance, Bartlomiej Bereccio (1476-1537) was an Italian painter and architect known for his work in Florence and Rome. In the 17th century, Bartlomiej Pekari (1617-1670) was a Hungarian-born Jesuit scholar and author who wrote extensively on theology and philosophy.
One of the most famous bearers of the name was Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722), a Welsh pirate who was active in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean during the Golden Age of Piracy. He was known as "Black Bart" and is considered one of the most successful pirates of all time.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Bartlomiej over time
The chart below shows babies named Bartlomiej registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bartlomiej, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 34 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bartlomiej by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bartlomiej was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3885 | 16 | 3 |
| 2010s | #1786 | 157 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1846 | 98 | 6 |
Geography
Where Bartlomiej is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Bartlomiej. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Bartlomiej ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #491 in 2011.
Across the UK
Bartlomiej in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#491 in 2011
2 years of NRS records, 11 total registered
Related
Names similar to Bartlomiej
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Bartlomiej: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bartlomiej in the UK right now?
In 2022, Bartlomiej was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Bartlomiej most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 34 babies registered as Bartlomiej in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Bartlomiej?
A masculine Polish name derived from Bartholomew, meaning "son of a plowman".
How many people are called Bartlomiej in the UK?
A total of 271 babies have been registered as Bartlomiej across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 11 more in Scotland.
Where is Bartlomiej most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Bartlomiej ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #491 in 2011. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.