Boys' name · since 1960
Barret
Barret has 1,384 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,686 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,384
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Barret currently ranks #3686 among boys' names in America, with 1,384 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barret has been recorded 1,384 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #3686 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #4,186 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,686 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,384 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barret ranks #4,186 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,686 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,384 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,686 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,384
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Barret's 1,384 recorded births place it above 90.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Barret compares
1,384 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Barret's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Barret | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,384 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Barret's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barret's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barret popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Barret popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2002 (Barret as girls' name)
Barret by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (308 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Barret's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Barret births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s
1970s
185 births
- 1980s
1980s
308 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
271 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 308 births (22% of all-time use).
How Barret compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Barret's total volume
Barret by state
Where Barret concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 53 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 49 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
53 of 1,384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Barret's data
- Barret's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (308 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Barrets (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barret: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Barret 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.