Boys' name · since 1886
Barrett
Since 1886, U.S. Social Security records show 33,425 babies named Barrett, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,425
- born since 1886
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Barrett is the #171 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 33,425 recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Barrett recorded 33,425 times among boys since 1886, holding rank #171 nationally today, ahead of 99% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #171 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 33,425 born since 1886
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barrett ranks #640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #171 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 33,425 born since 1886, peaking in the 2020s.
- #640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,425
- born since 1886
- 2020s
- peak decade
Barrett's 33,425 recorded births place it above 98.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Barrett compares
33,425 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Barrett's all-time total is 91x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Barrett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,425 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,138 | 34 | 22,252 |
Barrett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Barrett splits its recorded history at 1967: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 2,138 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Barrett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 2,138
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Barrett popularity over time - girls
992 total births recorded since 1965 (Barrett as girls' name)
Barrett by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (11,675 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Barrett's strongest decade.
11,675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Barrett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 82
1910s
82 births
- 1920s 155
1920s
155 births
- 1930s 209
1930s
209 births
- 1940s 365
1940s
365 births
- 1950s 574
1950s
574 births
- 1960s 877
1960s
877 births
- 1970s 1,412
1970s
1,412 births
- 1980s 2,168
1980s
2,168 births
- 1990s 1,609
1990s
1,609 births
- 2000s 2,733
2000s
2,733 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,549 births
- 2020s
2020s
11,675 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11,675 births (35% of all-time use).
How Barrett 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 Barrett's total volume
Barrett by state
Where Barrett concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,518 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 2,124 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,334 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,281 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 1,225 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,121 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,121 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 1,011 | 3.0% |
3,518 of 33,425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Barrett appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Barrett's data
- Texas records the most Barretts (3,518 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Barrett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Barrett 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.