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
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 2,138 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,425since 1886
Barrett over time
Rank among boys' names. Barrett has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,712 | 40 | #171 | 2,138 |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | #187 | 1,989 |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | #206 | 1,787 |
| 2022 | #4,671 | 29 | #208 | 1,789 |
| 2021 | #4,090 | 35 | #193 | 1,962 |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | #193 | 2,010 |
| 2019 | #4,437 | 31 | #209 | 1,863 |
| 2018 | #4,001 | 36 | #213 | 1,808 |
| 2017 | #4,384 | 32 | #234 | 1,612 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #261 | 1,389 |
| 2015 | #5,288 | 25 | #313 | 1,142 |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | #346 | 959 |
| 2013 | #6,255 | 20 | #359 | 878 |
| 2012 | #6,576 | 19 | #376 | 804 |
| 2011 | #5,207 | 26 | #436 | 626 |
| 2010 | #4,180 | 35 | #541 | 468 |
| 2009 | #4,482 | 33 | #571 | 464 |
| 2008 | #5,013 | 29 | #610 | 408 |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | #662 | 362 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #765 | 273 |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | #713 | 286 |
| 2004 | #5,555 | 22 | #778 | 233 |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | #845 | 205 |
| 2002 | #4,381 | 28 | #924 | 173 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #882 | 178 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #983 | 151 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #884 | 171 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 | #995 | 138 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #930 | 146 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #908 | 145 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #862 | 157 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #872 | 152 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #817 | 167 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #887 | 142 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #767 | 178 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #697 | 213 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #704 | 195 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #652 | 211 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #646 | 199 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #610 | 213 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #574 | 233 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #599 | 201 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #564 | 223 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #564 | 230 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #506 | 276 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #636 | 187 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #636 | 183 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #691 | 147 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #684 | 153 |
| 1976 | — | #655 | 156 | |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #669 | 152 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #700 | 137 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #683 | 136 |
| 1972 | — | #683 | 138 | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #767 | 114 |
| 1970 | — | #825 | 96 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #696 | 129 |
| 1968 | — | #809 | 84 | |
| 1967 | — | #793 | 84 | |
| 1966 | — | #827 | 78 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #847 | 75 |
| 1964 | — | #799 | 89 | |
| 1963 | — | #842 | 81 | |
| 1962 | — | #770 | 98 | |
| 1961 | — | #839 | 84 | |
| 1960 | — | #876 | 75 | |
| 1959 | — | #903 | 72 | |
| 1958 | — | #892 | 71 | |
| 1957 | — | #957 | 63 | |
| 1956 | — | #954 | 61 | |
| 1955 | — | #898 | 68 | |
| 1954 | — | #918 | 65 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,102 | 44 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,111 | 43 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,017 | 48 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,139 | 39 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,380 | 28 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,280 | 32 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,297 | 32 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,003 | 46 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,016 | 39 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,038 | 40 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,053 | 41 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,089 | 39 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,187 | 31 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,067 | 37 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,194 | 30 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,310 | 26 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,344 | 25 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,540 | 19 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,390 | 24 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,860 | 15 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,540 | 20 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,927 | 15 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,793 | 18 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,298 | 13 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,614 | 11 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,885 | 18 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,699 | 10 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,730 | 9 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
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| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
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| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#183 · 1 in 687
- Oklahoma#326 · 1 in 1,718
- Alabama#346 · 1 in 1,976
- Tennessee#349 · 1 in 2,047
- Arkansas#389 · 1 in 2,152
Best ever in a state: #19 in Nebraska, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #183 | 15 | 1 in 687 |
| Oklahoma | #326 | 12 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Alabama | #346 | 12 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Tennessee | #349 | 18 | 1 in 2,047 |
| Arkansas | #389 | 7 | 1 in 2,152 |
| Kansas | #415 | 7 | 1 in 2,347 |
| Texas | #489 | 48 | 1 in 3,773 |
| South Carolina | #499 | 7 | 1 in 3,029 |
| Mississippi | #515 | 5 | 1 in 2,950 |
| Missouri | #541 | 8 | 1 in 4,254 |
| North Carolina | #569 | 12 | 1 in 4,359 |
| Arizona | #667 | 7 | 1 in 6,065 |
| Georgia | #673 | 12 | 1 in 4,976 |
| Michigan | #695 | 9 | 1 in 6,081 |
| Colorado | #701 | 5 | 1 in 5,996 |
| Indiana | #708 | 6 | 1 in 6,376 |
| Virginia | #717 | 7 | 1 in 6,152 |
| Pennsylvania | #919 | 6 | 1 in 10,631 |
| Illinois | #1,036 | 7 | 1 in 11,021 |
| California | #1,041 | 18 | 1 in 14,120 |
| Ohio | #1,049 | 5 | 1 in 13,105 |
| Florida | #1,533 | 5 | 1 in 19,800 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2025 at #171 (2,138 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1954–2025
- Highest: 1 in 799 boys born in 2025 were named Barrett (0.13%)
- 34.9% of all boys named Barrett (11,675) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #878 (1889) | #919 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,200 (1907) | #1,200 |
| 1910s | 82 | #1,772 (1914) | #2,316 |
| 1920s | 155 | #1,766 (1921) | #2,097 |
| 1930s | 209 | #1,194 (1939) | #1,579 |
| 1940s | 365 | #1,003 (1946) | #1,141 |
| 1950s | 574 | #892 (1958) | #989 |
| 1960s | 877 | #696 (1969) | #810 |
| 1970s | 1,412 | #636 (1979) | #699 |
| 1980s | 2,168 | #506 (1981) | #606 |
| 1990s | 1,609 | #697 (1990) | #862 |
| 2000s | 2,733 | #571 (2009) | #773 |
| 2010s | 11,549 | #209 (2019) | #329 |
| 2020s | 11,675 | #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 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 87,992 of them was named Barrett, which outranked 69.8% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,600Zaylie22
- #5,600Zoraya22
- #5,600Zuleyka22
- #5,800Barrett21
- #5,800Aarya21
- #5,800Aaryn21
- #5,800Abagayle21
- #5,999Aariana20
- #5,999Aariona20
- #5,999Aasiyah20
Tied with 198 names at #5,800; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 6,984 of them was named Barrett, which outranked 94.7% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).