Barry

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Barry is a given name of Irish, English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 181,921 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 181,155 as boys and 766 as girls. Barry gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1962 and has since declined significantly. It is the #426 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 130
2023 104
2022 124
2021 121
2020 134
2019 144
2018 155
2017 136
2016 170
2015 142
2014 124
2013 102
2012 113
2011 119
2010 120
2009 149
2008 157
2007 159
2006 169
2005 157
2004 175
2003 199
2002 193
2001 210
2000 263
1999 267
1998 301
1997 316
1996 340
1995 353
1994 409
1993 484
1992 479
1991 587
1990 698
1989 705
1988 739
1987 802
1986 859
1985 975
1984 970
1983 1,005
1982 1,191
1981 1,352
1980 1,409
1979 1,413
1978 1,512
1977 1,468
1976 1,428
1975 1,481
1974 1,571
1973 1,529
1972 1,767
1971 2,372
1970 2,811
1969 3,075
1968 2,866
1967 3,227
1966 3,943
1965 4,342
1964 5,383
1963 5,985
1962 6,610
1961 6,234
1960 5,760
1959 5,626
1958 5,345
1957 5,814
1956 6,008
1955 5,619
1954 5,863
1953 5,194
1952 5,529
1951 5,302
1950 4,708
1949 4,623
1948 4,678
1947 5,493
1946 4,641
1945 3,152
1944 2,988
1943 3,215
1942 3,223
1941 2,476
1940 1,843
1939 1,376
1938 1,052
1937 731
1936 706
1935 736
1934 523
1933 490
1932 513
1931 304
1930 240
1929 147
1928 141
1927 98
1926 78
1925 69
1924 52
1923 54
1922 36
1921 38
1920 28
1919 32
1918 41
1917 28
1916 19
1915 34
1914 33
1913 14
1912 20
1911 8
1910 15
1909 13
1908 6
1907 7
1906 11
1905 5
1904 5
1903 9
1901 6
1900 10
1899 8
1898 6
1893 9
1892 7
1891 8
1889 7
1885 8
1884 8
1883 5