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Barry Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Barry?

The uncommon name Barry was the 1,207th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Barry, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #61 in 1962 with 6,580 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Barry in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1902.

Approximately during the years 1911-1914, 1920-1942, 1943-1947, 1958-1961, and 2013-2016, the name Barry took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1973, 1978-1983, 1989-1995, 1998-2001, and 2007-2010.

Where is the name Barry popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Barry's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Barry has risen.

The name Barry is still rare but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Barry has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Barry (Girl)Barry (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 154 1,207
2017 < 5 -- 135 1,325
2016 < 5 -- 170 1,133
2015 < 5 -- 141 1,268
2014 < 5 -- 123 1,382
2013 < 5 -- 102 1,546
2012 < 5 -- 113 1,456
2011 < 5 -- 118 1,404
2010 < 5 -- 120 1,389
2009 < 5 -- 148 1,213
2008 < 5 -- 157 1,153
2007 < 5 -- 159 1,129
2006 < 5 -- 169 1,057
2005 < 5 -- 157 1,053
2004 < 5 -- 173 963
2003 < 5 -- 198 869
2002 < 5 -- 193 859
2001 < 5 -- 210 799
2000 < 5 -- 263 677
1999 < 5 -- 267 646
1998 < 5 -- 301 610
1997 < 5 -- 316 583
1996 < 5 -- 339 550
1995 < 5 -- 354 539
1994 < 5 -- 409 497
1993 < 5 -- 484 451
1992 5 13,511 474 458
1991 < 5 -- 587 385
1990 5 13,194 694 348
1989 5 12,582 700 332
1988 6 10,496 731 309
1987 11 6,377 791 277
1986 7 8,613 851 261
1985 9 7,009 966 240
1984 7 8,229 964 232
1983 12 5,481 993 225
1982 8 7,540 1,183 208
1981 5 10,565 1,348 186
1980 13 5,261 1,398 175
1979 12 5,449 1,401 170
1978 13 4,955 1,500 162
1977 10 5,923 1,457 165
1976 7 7,360 1,422 165
1975 < 5 -- 1,481 164
1974 8 6,306 1,564 156
1973 13 4,379 1,517 159
1972 15 3,908 1,753 148
1971 13 4,319 2,362 134
1970 14 4,053 2,798 117
1969 15 3,628 3,062 99
1968 12 4,011 2,856 107
1967 18 2,972 3,206 96
1966 26 2,356 3,918 87
1965 17 3,061 4,327 86
1964 16 3,248 5,367 69
1963 32 2,094 5,955 67
1962 26 2,361 6,580 61
1961 17 3,068 6,218 66
1960 26 2,314 5,734 72
1959 24 2,348 5,601 73
1958 19 2,669 5,320 79
1957 24 2,282 5,784 72
1956 21 2,459 5,982 69
1955 19 2,551 5,602 70
1954 19 2,523 5,833 68
1953 13 3,123 5,182 74
1952 24 2,074 5,507 69
1951 18 2,397 5,285 71
1950 15 2,665 4,692 74
1949 16 2,525 4,606 73
1948 8 3,912 4,668 74
1947 21 2,151 5,470 68
1946 17 2,322 4,625 68
1945 14 2,345 3,139 84
1944 9 3,152 2,979 84
1943 22 1,840 3,193 82
1942 14 2,419 3,207 79
1941 12 2,545 2,465 91
1940 7 3,529 1,835 109
1939 < 5 -- 1,376 127
1938 10 2,749 1,041 155
1937 5 4,303 726 182
1936 < 5 -- 706 186
1935 7 3,450 728 182
1934 < 5 -- 523 226
1933 < 5 -- 489 235
1932 < 5 -- 514 234
1931 5 4,390 298 315
1930 < 5 -- 241 368
1929 < 5 -- 146 485
1928 < 5 -- 142 508
1927 < 5 -- 99 632
1926 < 5 -- 78 722
1925 < 5 -- 69 794
1924 < 5 -- 52 980
1923 < 5 -- 54 931
1922 < 5 -- 36 1,198
1921 < 5 -- 38 1,160
1920 < 5 -- 28 1,387
1919 < 5 -- 32 1,249
1918 < 5 -- 41 1,064
1917 < 5 -- 28 1,294
1916 < 5 -- 19 1,648
1915 < 5 -- 34 1,103
1914 < 5 -- 33 968
1913 < 5 -- 14 1,445
1912 < 5 -- 20 1,027
1911 < 5 -- 8 1,297
1910 < 5 -- 15 786
1909 < 5 -- 13 807
1908 < 5 -- 6 1,231
1907 < 5 -- 7 1,106
1906 < 5 -- 11 759
1905 < 5 -- 5 1,247
1904 < 5 -- 5 1,221
1903 < 5 -- 9 787
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- 6 960
1900 < 5 -- 10 839
1899 < 5 -- 8 790
1898 < 5 -- 6 1,015
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- 9 707
1892 < 5 -- 7 869
1891 < 5 -- 8 706
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- 7 798
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- 8 703
1884 < 5 -- 8 707
1883 < 5 -- 5 903
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.