Boys' name · since 2015
Barkon
Barkon has 164 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,847 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Barkon currently ranks #4847 among boys' names in America, with 164 babies recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barkon has been recorded 164 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #4847 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, 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 2015 to 2025.
- #14,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,847 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 164 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barkon ranks #14,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,847 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 164 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,847 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Barkon's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Barkon compares
164 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Barkon's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Barkon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 164 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Barkon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barkon's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barkon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Barkon by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (123 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Barkon's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Barkon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 123 births (75% of all-time use).
Barkon by state
Where Barkon concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
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What to do with Barkon's data
- Maryland records the most Barkons (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2015–2025 (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 Barkon 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.