Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Barrett name popularity since 1925
34,243 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Barrett (2.9% girls, 97.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Barrett is about 9 years old in 2026. Barrett peaked in 2025 as the #171 name for boys, and it ranked #171 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,243
- Named Barrett, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #171
- for boys in 2025 (2,138 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.1% boys
- 992 girls · 33,251 boys
- Most popular in
- Nebraska
- 3.35× its national share
Peak year is the year Barrett made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Barrett births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Barrett both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Barrett became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 7,530 baby boys to 1 in 3,030.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Barrett's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Barrett.
Decade by decade
Babies named Barrett in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 80 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 209 | #1,392 |
| 1940s | 0 | 365 | #1,017 |
| 1950s | 0 | 574 | #899 |
| 1960s | 11 | 877 | #847 |
| 1970s | 67 | 1,412 | #669 |
| 1980s | 108 | 2,168 | #575 |
| 1990s | 137 | 1,609 | #863 |
| 2000s | 226 | 2,733 | #713 |
| 2010s | 261 | 11,549 | #313 |
| 2020–25 | 182 | 11,675 | #171 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
63.3% of babies named Barrett from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Barrett is most popular
The index compares Barrett's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Barrett.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3.35× | 694 |
| Tennessee | 1.97× | 1,225 |
| Arkansas | 1.96× | 593 |
| Oklahoma | 1.86× | 715 |
| Colorado | 1.84× | 671 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Barrett and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Barrett (this page) | 33,251 | 2025 |
| Barret | 1,384 | 2019 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Barrett's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Barrett.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Barrett (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data