Boys' name · since 1928
Barrington
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 1,281 babies named Barrington, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,281
- born since 1928
- 1990s
- peak decade
Barrington currently ranks #7262 among boys' names in America, with 1,281 babies recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Barrington recorded 1,281 times among boys since 1928, holding rank #7262 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #4,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,262 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,281 born since 1928
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barrington ranks #4,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,262 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,281 born since 1928, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,281
- born since 1928
- 1990s
- peak decade
Barrington's 1,281 recorded births place it above 90.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Barrington compares
1,281 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Barrington's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Barrington | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,281 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Barrington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barrington's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barrington popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Barrington by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (290 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Barrington's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Barrington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 47
1940s
47 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 108
1960s
108 births
- 1970s
1970s
119 births
- 1980s
1980s
262 births
- 1990s
1990s
290 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 290 births (23% of all-time use).
How Barrington 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 Barrington's total volume
Barrington by state
Where Barrington concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 193 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #4 | District of Columbia | | 10 | 0.8% |
193 of 1,281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Barrington's data
- Barrington's decade-level peak was the 1990s (290 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Barringtons (193 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 Barrington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Barrington 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.