Bard vs Barrett

Side-by-side comparison of Bard and Barrett - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Bard

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Name B

Barrett

Boy name · Rank #187

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Metric Bard Barrett
Current Rank Unranked #187
Total Births (all years) 218 33,425
Peak Year 1970 2025
Peak Year Births 13 2,138
Peak Decade 1950s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Bard Barrett
1880s - 11
1900s - 6
1910s - 82
1920s 11 155
1930s 6 209
1940s 28 365
1950s 79 574
1960s 55 877
1970s 39 1,412
1980s - 2,168
1990s - 1,609
2000s - 2,733
2010s - 11,549
2020s - 11,675

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bard Barrett
2014 - 959
2015 - 1,142
2016 - 1,389
2017 - 1,612
2018 - 1,808
2019 - 1,863
2020 - 2,010
2021 - 1,962
2022 - 1,789
2023 - 1,787
2024 - 1,989
2025 - 2,138

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1979.

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