Barry vs Bart

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

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Barry

Boy name · Rank #1416

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Name B

Bart

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Metric Barry Bart
Current Rank #1416 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 181,155 16,357
Peak Year 1962 1959
Peak Year Births 6,584 1,022
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Barry Bart
1880ss 28 97
1890ss 38 73
1900ss 72 71
1910ss 244 228
1920ss 741 393
1930ss 6,644 493
1940ss 36,192 955
1950ss 54,812 3,295
1960ss 47,220 6,126
1970ss 17,247 2,974
1980ss 9,924 1,263
1990ss 4,224 256
2000ss 1,831 93
2010ss 1,325 35
2020ss 613 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Barry Bart
2014 124 8
2015 142 6
2016 170 6
2017 136 —
2018 155 —
2019 144 5
2020 134 —
2021 121 —
2022 124 —
2023 104 5
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, 1883–2024.

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