Unisex name · since 1937
Bari
Bari has 1,806 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,806
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bari is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,806 have been recorded since 1937.
Bari has 1,806 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2024.
- #5,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,806 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bari ranks #5,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,806 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,806
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bari's 1,806 recorded births place it above 93.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Bari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bari splits its recorded history at 1973: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2024
- Peak year (1960)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Bari popularity over time - boys
158 total births recorded since 1942 (Bari as boys' name)
Bari by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (507 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Bari's strongest decade.
507 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Bari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
220 births
- 1950s
1950s
308 births
- 1960s
1960s
507 births
- 1970s
1970s
256 births
- 1980s
1980s
252 births
- 1990s 202
1990s
202 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 507 births (28% of all-time use).
How Bari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bari's total volume
Bari by state
Where Bari concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 459 | 25.4% |
| #2 | California | | 58 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 51 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
459 of 1,806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Bari appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Bari's decade-level peak was the 1960s (507 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Baris (459 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1937–2024 (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 Bari 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.