Total births
16
Boys' name · since 1946
Barr
Barr has 16 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1946–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Barr is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Barr recorded 16 times among boys since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1956.
- 16 total births
- 1946–1956 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Barr since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.
- 16
- total births
- 1946–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
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.
Barr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barr's full recorded timeline at 1954, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barr at a glance
Last recorded 1956Peak year
1954
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Barr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1956
- Peak year (1954)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Barr by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Barr's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Barr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Barr? ▼
Barr has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1946, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 6 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Barr
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Barton Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1946–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Barr: Baby Name Since 1946 - 16 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/barr. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Barr 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 June 2026.