Barry
The Irish Barra, a pet form of Fionnbharr, “fair head.”
1962peak year
No. 61best rank (1962)
182,036babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Barry first shows up in the national records in 1883. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 28 different years between 1941 and 1969. Its biggest year was 1962, when 6,585 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 61 nationally. All told, 182,036 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Barrie (3,045), Bari (1,964), Barri (551) (total births since 1880)
Explore Barry interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | No. 700 |
| 1890s | 38 | No. 700 |
| 1900s | 72 | No. 752 |
| 1910s | 244 | No. 782 |
| 1920s | 741 | No. 483 |
| 1930s | 6,644 | No. 127 |
| 1940s | 36,192 | No. 68 |
| 1950s | 54,812 | No. 68 |
| 1960s | 47,221 | No. 61 |
| 1970s | 17,246 | No. 117 |
| 1980s | 9,922 | No. 175 |
| 1990s | 4,224 | No. 348 |
| 2000s | 1,831 | No. 677 |
| 2010s | 1,326 | No. 1134 |
| 2020s | 729 | No. 1325 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.