Barrett

Where Barrett comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Barrett.

Barrett through the years
  1. 1886
    First appearance
    #959 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Barrett Strong born
    American singer and songwriter
  3. 1977
    Barrett Foa born
    American actor
  4. 2025
    Peak, #171
    2,138 babies named Barrett, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Barrett Foa · American actor, born 1977
  • Barrett Strong · American singer and songwriter, 1941–2023
  • Barrett Deems · American musician, 1914–1998
  • Barrett Wilbert Weed · American singer and actress, born 1988
  • Barrett Martin · American drummer, born 1967

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.