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Barrett name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Barrett ranks #171 in male records (2,138 reported) and #3,725 in female records (40 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,725 · 40 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 12 female records (28 to 40); rank moved from #4,786 to #3,725.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 5 female records (35 to 40); rank moved from #4,107 to #3,725.
2025 male rank and count
#171 · 2,138 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 149 male records (1,989 to 2,138); rank moved from #187 to #171.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 176 male records (1,962 to 2,138); rank moved from #193 to #171.
Peak year in available data
2025: 2,138 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Barrett becoming more popular?

Barrett's reported male count increased by 149 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #187 to #171. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Barrett in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BarrettFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,1380201620252016: 16 female records2017: 32 female records2018: 36 female records2019: 31 female records2020: 20 female records2021: 35 female records2022: 29 female records2023: 30 female records2024: 28 female records2025: 40 female records2016: 1,389 male records2017: 1,612 male records2018: 1,808 male records2019: 1,863 male records2020: 2,010 male records2021: 1,962 male records2022: 1,789 male records2023: 1,787 male records2024: 1,989 male records2025: 2,138 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025403,7252,138171
2024284,7861,989187
2023304,5791,787206
2022294,6881,789208
2021354,1071,962193
2020205,8892,010193
2019314,4561,863209
2018364,0141,808213
2017324,4081,612234
2016167,3061,389261

Questions about Barrett’s popularity

How common is Barrett in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Barrett ranks #171 in male records (2,138 reported) and #3,725 in female records (40 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Barrett?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Barrett only.

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