Boys' name · since 2011

Baren

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.

11
total births
2011–2022
years on record
2020s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

11 boys have been named Baren since 2011, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baren has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2022.

  • 11 total births
  • 2011–2022 years on record
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

11 boys have been named Baren since 2011, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.

11
total births
2011–2022
years on record
2020s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
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.

Baren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Baren splits its recorded history at 2022: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

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 · 2011–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
6
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 20112022 6

Baren by decade

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

2020s was Baren's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Baren births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

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?
Records for Baren go back to 2011, giving 12 years of history 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 June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Baren: Baby Name Since 2011 - 11 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/baren. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Baren draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.