Recorded 1978–2023 Boys' name Peak 2021 178 births

Barett — boys' name

178 babies named Barett in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s382000s322010s712020s32
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Barett was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Barett in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barett

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Barett between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barett performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Barett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barett 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 178 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.

Barett at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

178

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Barett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 20232019201520112007198619801978 5

Barett by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
71 births that decade — 40% of Barett's all-time total
1970s51980s382000s322010s712020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barett?
178 babies have been named Barett since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Barett most popular?
Barett was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Barett been used?
Barett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Barett?
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, 1978–2023 (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.