Barrett Boy
How popular is Barrett?
#171 boy name in 2025
2,138 baby boys were named Barrett in the US in 2025, making it the 171st most popular boy name. Another 40 girls got the name (#3,711 for girls).
Barrett popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #171 for boys (▲ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,138 boys, 40 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+87% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #313 in 2015, #193 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,138 boys) |
| Highest rank | #171 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Barrett counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Barrett family of names ranked #182 for boys in 2025 (#197 the year before), with 2,168 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barrett | 2,138 | 99% |
| Barret | 30 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Barrett is most popular
Babies named Barrett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 5.7 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Nebraska: 4.8 per 1,000 (210 boys)
- Montana: 4.2 per 1,000 (74 boys)
- Alaska: 3.6 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- South Dakota: 3.5 per 1,000 (65 boys)
Barrett by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #878 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1910s | 82 | #1,771 |
| 1920s | 155 | #1,766 |
| 1930s | 209 | #1,194 |
| 1940s | 365 | #1,003 |
| 1950s | 574 | #891 |
| 1960s | 877 | #696 |
| 1970s | 1,412 | #636 |
| 1980s | 2,168 | #506 |
| 1990s | 1,609 | #695 |
| 2000s | 2,733 | #571 |
| 2010s | 11,549 | #209 |
| 2020s | 11,675 | #171 |
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Questions
- Is Barrett a boy or girl name?
- Barrett is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Barrett were boys.
- How popular is the name Barrett?
- 2,138 baby boys were named Barrett in the US in 2025, making it the 171st most popular boy name. Another 40 girls got the name (#3,711 for girls).
- When was Barrett most popular?
- Barrett peaked in 2025, when 2,138 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #171 in 2025.
- How many people are named Barrett?
- 34,417 babies have been named Barrett in the US since 1880. We estimate about 33,022 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Barrett most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Barrett was most common in Wyoming, at 5.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.