Barrett

#3,712 for girls in 2025, 40 births · #171 for boys in 2025, 2,138 births
Given to boys 97.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 2,138 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
33,425
since 1886

Barrett over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Barrett has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,71240#1712,138
2024#4,77228#1871,989
2023#4,56530#2061,787
2022#4,67129#2081,789
2021#4,09035#1931,962
2020#5,85020#1932,010
2019#4,43731#2091,863
2018#4,00136#2131,808
2017#4,38432#2341,612
2016#7,23016#2611,389
2015#5,28825#3131,142
2014#5,99321#346959
2013#6,25520#359878
2012#6,57619#376804
2011#5,20726#436626
2010#4,18035#541468
2009#4,48233#571464
2008#5,01329#610408
2007#6,32321#662362
2006#5,90622#765273
2005#5,80021#713286
2004#5,55522#778233
2003#6,29918#845205
2002#4,38128#924173
2001#6,32217#882178
2000#6,80815#983151
1999#5,42419#884171
1998#4,95521#995138
1997#5,86816#930146
1996#7,13012#908145
1995#6,64113#862157
1994#7,60411#872152
1993#5,41917#817167
1992#8,7349#887142
1991#6,97612#767178
1990#10,1937#697213
1989#5,83614#704195
1988#5,06516#652211
1987#7,3539#646199
1986#6,61210#610213
1985#6,9559#574233
1984#5,89911#599201
1983#5,45712#564223
1982#7,4698#564230
1981#4,96314#506276
1980#10,3925#636187
1979#4,84214#636183
1978#6,3859#691147
1977#5,88810#684153
1976—#655156
1975#5,16111#669152
1974#7,6806#700137
1973#5,5809#683136
1972—#683138
1971#6,0068#767114
1970—#82596
1969#6,6176#696129
1968—#80984
1967—#79384
1966—#82778
1965#6,5395#84775
1964—#79989
1963—#84281
1962—#77098
1961—#83984
1960—#87675
1959—#90372
1958—#89271
1957—#95763
1956—#95461
1955—#89868
1954—#91865
1953—#1,10244
1952—#1,11143
1951—#1,01748
1950—#1,13939
1949—#1,38028
1948—#1,28032
1947—#1,29732
1946—#1,00346
1945—#1,01639
1944—#1,03840
1943—#1,05341
1942—#1,08939
1941—#1,18731
1940—#1,06737
1939—#1,19430
1938—#1,31026
1937—#1,34425
1936—#1,54019
1935—#1,39024
1934—#1,86015
1933—#1,54020
1932—#1,50922
1931—#1,92715
1930—#2,17813
1929—#1,79318
1928—#1,96016
1927—#2,29813
1926—#2,07415
1925—#1,87018
1924—#2,47312
1923—#2,61411
1922—#2,24014
1921—#1,76620
1920—#1,88518
1919—#2,26513
1918—#2,69910
1917—#2,7329
1916—#2,7309
1915—#1,96814
1914—#1,77213
1913—#2,0928
1912—#2,2696
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First appearance
1886

The first year at least five boys were named Barrett! It came in at #959, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1888, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Barrett is popular in 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedNHWashington: #431 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,270 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,680 boysMNIllinois: #610 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,318 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedWIMichigan: #639 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,979 boysMINew York: #993 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 19,327 boysNYMassachusetts: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,253 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedIAIndiana: #392 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,661 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #464 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,674 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #662 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 9,754 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedNEMissouri: #477 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,350 boysMOKentucky: #380 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,358 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedWVVirginia: #433 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,876 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedNMKansas: #344 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,577 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedARTennessee: #403 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,435 boysTNNorth Carolina: #332 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,207 boysNCSouth Carolina: #301 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,336 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #330 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,230 boysOKLouisiana: #385 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,149 boysLAMississippi: #431 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,850 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedALGeorgia: #346 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,379 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Barrett, so not publishedHITexas: #504 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,149 boysTXFlorida: #542 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,606 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#301 · 1 in 2,336
  2. Minnesota#308 · 1 in 4,680
  3. Oklahoma#330 · 1 in 3,230
  4. North Carolina#332 · 1 in 3,207
  5. Kansas#344 · 1 in 3,577

Best ever in a state: #19 in Nebraska, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#30191 in 2,336
Minnesota#30871 in 4,680
Oklahoma#33081 in 3,230
North Carolina#332121 in 3,207
Kansas#34451 in 3,577
Georgia#346121 in 3,379
Kentucky#38051 in 5,358
Louisiana#385121 in 3,149
Indiana#39271 in 5,661
Massachusetts#39351 in 7,253
Tennessee#40361 in 5,435
Mississippi#43151 in 3,850
Washington#43161 in 5,270
Virginia#43361 in 5,876
Pennsylvania#46491 in 8,674
Missouri#47751 in 7,350
Texas#504281 in 5,149
Florida#542101 in 6,606
Illinois#61091 in 9,318
Michigan#63951 in 12,979
California#662211 in 9,754
New York#99361 in 19,327
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Barrett
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#187 → #171)
  • 22 spots since 2020 (#193 → #171)
  • 142 spots since 2015 (#313 → #171)
  • Biggest jump: 184 spots in 1954 (#1,102 → #918)
  • Biggest drop: 129 spots in 1970 (#696 → #825)
Rise & fade · boys
139 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 2025 at #171 (2,138 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 74 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1954–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 799
  • Highest: 1 in 799 boys born in 2025 were named Barrett (0.13%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 34.9% of all boys named Barrett (11,675) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11#878 (1889)#919
1890s0——
1900s6#1,200 (1907)#1,200
1910s82#1,772 (1914)#2,316
1920s155#1,766 (1921)#2,097
1930s209#1,194 (1939)#1,579
1940s365#1,003 (1946)#1,141
1950s574#892 (1958)#989
1960s877#696 (1969)#810
1970s1,412#636 (1979)#699
1980s2,168#506 (1981)#606
1990s1,609#697 (1990)#862
2000s2,733#571 (2009)#773
2010s11,549#209 (2019)#329
2020s11,675#171 (2025)#193

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Barrett in 1982

girls
#7,469
8 births · 1 in 211,666 girls
boys
#564
230 births · 1 in 7,889 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #7,469Barrett8

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #564Barrett230
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 211,666 of them was named Barrett, which outranked 39.4% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Barrett
  1. #6,888Yvett9
  2. #6,888Zeinab9
  3. #6,888Zella9
  4. #7,469Barrett8
  5. #7,469Aaren8
  6. #7,469Aarin8
  7. #7,469Abeer8
  8. #8,224Abbye7
  9. #8,224Abigal7
  10. #8,224Addison7

Tied with 754 names at #7,469; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 7,889 of them was named Barrett, which outranked 92.3% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Barrett
  1. #561Rigoberto234
  2. #562Zane233
  3. #563Conrad232
  4. #564Barrett230
  5. #564Hugh230
  6. #564Marty230
  7. #567Blair228
  8. #567Jovan228
  9. #567Luther228

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982 →