Is Barrett a boy or girl name?
Barrett is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 1,984 boys were named Barrett, so 1.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3% of the 32,236 US babies named Barrett were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #186
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,774
- Babies named Barrett since 1886
- 32,236
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 2,030 babies
Boys and girls named Barrett, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 365 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 574 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 877 | 11 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 1,412 | 67 | 4.5% |
| 1980s | 2,172 | 108 | 4.7% |
| 1990s | 1,609 | 137 | 7.8% |
| 2000s | 2,733 | 226 | 7.6% |
| 2010s | 11,549 | 261 | 2.2% |
| 2020s | 9,530 | 142 | 1.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,984 | #186 | 28 | #4,774 |
| 2023 | 1,786 | #206 | 30 | #4,576 |
| 2022 | 1,788 | #208 | 29 | #4,686 |
| 2021 | 1,962 | #193 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2020 | 2,010 | #192 | 20 | #5,884 |
| 2019 | 1,863 | #209 | 31 | #4,456 |
| 2018 | 1,808 | #213 | 36 | #4,014 |
| 2017 | 1,612 | #234 | 32 | #4,407 |
| 2016 | 1,389 | #261 | 16 | #7,303 |
| 2015 | 1,142 | #313 | 25 | #5,313 |
| 2014 | 959 | #346 | 21 | #6,020 |
| 2013 | 878 | #359 | 20 | #6,288 |
| 2012 | 804 | #376 | 19 | #6,634 |
| 2011 | 626 | #436 | 26 | #5,233 |
| 2010 | 468 | #541 | 35 | #4,207 |
| 2009 | 464 | #570 | 33 | #4,496 |
| 2008 | 408 | #610 | 29 | #5,029 |
| 2007 | 362 | #662 | 21 | #6,354 |
| 2006 | 273 | #765 | 22 | #5,945 |
| 2005 | 286 | #713 | 21 | #5,832 |
| 2004 | 233 | #778 | 22 | #5,591 |
| 2003 | 205 | #845 | 18 | #6,348 |
| 2002 | 173 | #924 | 28 | #4,395 |
| 2001 | 178 | #883 | 17 | #6,365 |
| 2000 | 151 | #984 | 15 | #6,848 |
| 1999 | 171 | #884 | 19 | #5,458 |
| 1998 | 138 | #995 | 21 | #4,977 |
| 1997 | 146 | #930 | 16 | #5,915 |
| 1996 | 145 | #909 | 12 | #7,191 |
| 1995 | 157 | #864 | 13 | #6,690 |
| 1994 | 152 | #873 | 11 | #7,662 |
| 1993 | 167 | #818 | 17 | #5,442 |
| 1992 | 142 | #887 | 9 | #8,814 |
| 1991 | 178 | #767 | 12 | #7,013 |
| 1990 | 213 | #698 | 7 | #10,316 |
| 1989 | 195 | #704 | 14 | #5,868 |
| 1988 | 211 | #652 | 16 | #5,084 |
| 1987 | 203 | #643 | 9 | #7,419 |
| 1986 | 212 | #612 | 10 | #6,652 |
| 1985 | 233 | #575 | 9 | #7,013 |
| 1984 | 201 | #599 | 11 | #5,933 |
| 1983 | 223 | #564 | 12 | #5,487 |
| 1982 | 230 | #564 | 8 | #7,541 |
| 1981 | 276 | #506 | 14 | #4,985 |
| 1980 | 188 | #636 | 5 | #10,536 |
| 1979 | 183 | #636 | 14 | #4,865 |
| 1978 | 147 | #691 | 9 | #6,431 |
| 1977 | 153 | #684 | 10 | #5,924 |
| 1976 | 156 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 152 | #669 | 11 | #5,188 |
| 1974 | 137 | #700 | 6 | #7,771 |
| 1973 | 136 | #683 | 9 | #5,612 |
| 1972 | 138 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 114 | #767 | 8 | #6,049 |
| 1970 | 96 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 129 | #696 | 6 | #6,687 |
| 1968 | 84 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 84 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 78 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 75 | #848 | 5 | #6,609 |
| 1964 | 89 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 81 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 98 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 84 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 75 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 72 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 71 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 63 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 60 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 69 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 65 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 37 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,744 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #976 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Barrett reached #186 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #4,014 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Barrett
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.