Unisex name · since 1944
Barri
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 504 babies named Barri, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Barri is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 504 have been recorded since 1944.
Barri has 504 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1999.
- #11,804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 504 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barri ranks #11,804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 504 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Barri's 504 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Barri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Barri splits its recorded history at 1970: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Barri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1999
- Peak year (1960)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Barri popularity over time - boys
47 total births recorded since 1956 (Barri as boys' name)
Barri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (248 births, 49% of the file).
1960s was Barri's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Barri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 74
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
248 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 248 births (49% of all-time use).
How Barri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Barri's total volume
Barri by state
Where Barri concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
33 of 504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Barri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Barris (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Barri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~55 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, 1944–1999 (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 Barri 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.