Barker vs Barry

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

Name A

Barker

Boy name

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Name B

Barry

Boy name · Rank #1416

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Metric Barker Barry
Current Rank Unranked #1416
Total Births (all years) 28 181,155
Peak Year 2020 1962
Peak Year Births 7 6,584
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Barker Barry
1880ss — 28
1890ss — 38
1900ss — 72
1910ss 5 244
1920ss 6 741
1930ss — 6,644
1940ss — 36,192
1950ss — 54,812
1960ss — 47,220
1970ss — 17,247
1980ss — 9,924
1990ss — 4,224
2000ss — 1,831
2010ss 5 1,325
2020ss 12 613

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Barker Barry
2014 — 124
2015 5 142
2016 — 170
2017 — 136
2018 — 155
2019 — 144
2020 7 134
2021 — 121
2022 — 124
2023 5 104
2024 — 130

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, 1913–2023.

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