Recorded 1913–2023 Boys' name Peak 2020 28 births

Barker — boys' name

28 babies named Barker in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s62010s52020s12
2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Barker was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

7 babies were named Barker in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barker

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Barker between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barker currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barker performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Barker shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barker 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 28 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.

Barker at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

28

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

2020

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Barker popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232020201519201913 5

Barker by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 43% of Barker's all-time total
1910s51920s62010s52020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barker?
28 babies have been named Barker since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Barker most popular?
Barker was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Barker been used?
Barker has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Barker?
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, 1913–2023 (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.