—2024 rank
1962peak year
173,287babies named Barry since 1880
▼ 10%5-year trend
Barry popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Barry mean?
Anglicized from Irish Barra, a short form of Fionnbharr, 'fair head'. It spread through the English-speaking world in the 20th century.
OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Barry
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Famous Barrys
- Barry White, singer
Spellings & variants
Barrie
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