Recorded 1946–1956 Boys' name Peak 1954 16 births

Barr — boys' name

16 babies named Barr in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s11
1950s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Barr was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

6 babies were named Barr in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barr

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Barr between 1946 and 1956, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barr currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barr performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Barr shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barr 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 16 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.

Barr at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

16

Since 1946

11 years of records

Peak year

1954

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1946

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1956

Barr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1946

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1954)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 195619541946 5

Barr by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 69% of Barr's all-time total
1940s51950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barr?
16 babies have been named Barr since 1946. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1954 with 6 births.
When was Barr most popular?
Barr was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Barr been used?
Barr has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 11 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Barr?
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, 1946–1956 (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.