Boys' name · since 1940
Barre
75 babies named Barre in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Barre sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 75 recorded since 1940.
Barre has 75 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1961.
- #19,325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 75 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barre ranks #19,325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #19,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Barre's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Barre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barre's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1961
- Peak year (1955)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Barre by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (38 births, 51% of the file).
1940s was Barre's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Barre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 38 births (51% of all-time use).
Barre by state
Where Barre concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.7% |
5 of 75 births nationwide.
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What to do with Barre's data
- Barre's decade-level peak was the 1940s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Barres (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Barre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1940–1961 (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 Barre 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.