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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.