Recorded 2011–2022 Boys' name Peak 2022 11 births

Baren — boys' name

11 babies named Baren in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s6
2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Baren was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

6 babies were named Baren in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baren

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Baren between 2011 and 2022, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Baren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baren performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Baren shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baren in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Baren at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

11

Since 2011

12 years of records

Peak year

2022

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2011

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2022

Baren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2011

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 20222011 5

Baren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
6 births that decade — 55% of Baren's all-time total
2010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baren?
11 babies have been named Baren since 2011. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 6 births.
When was Baren most popular?
Baren was most popular in the 2020s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Baren been used?
Baren has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 12 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Baren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barry, Barrett, Bart, Barney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.