Barren — boys' name

What the Data Says About Barren

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Barren between 1960 and 2023, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barren performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Barren shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barren 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 86 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.