Boys' name · since 1978
Barett
Barett has 178 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Barett is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 178 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Barett recorded 178 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2023.
- #13,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 178 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barett ranks #13,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Barett's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Barett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Barett splits its recorded history at 2011: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Barett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2023
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Barett by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (71 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Barett's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Barett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Barett's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Barett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1978–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Barett 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 August 2026.