Barnell vs Barrett

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

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Barnell

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Name B

Barrett

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Metric Barnell Barrett
Current Rank Unranked #187
Total Births (all years) 97 33,425
Peak Year 1956 2025
Peak Year Births 8 2,138
Peak Decade 1950s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Barnell Barrett
1880s - 11
1900s - 6
1910s 5 82
1920s 12 155
1930s - 209
1940s 23 365
1950s 35 574
1960s 6 877
1970s 5 1,412
1980s 11 2,168
1990s - 1,609
2000s - 2,733
2010s - 11,549
2020s - 11,675

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Barnell 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, 1918–1984.

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