Is Barrie a boy or girl name?
Barrie was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 56.1% of the 3,045 US babies named Barrie were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Barrie since 1924
- 3,045
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 147 babies
Boys and girls named Barrie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 240 | 68 | 22.1% |
| 1940s | 427 | 314 | 42.4% |
| 1950s | 240 | 233 | 49.3% |
| 1960s | 197 | 676 | 77.4% |
| 1970s | 96 | 193 | 66.8% |
| 1980s | 65 | 153 | 70.2% |
| 1990s | 17 | 59 | 77.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,581 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,840 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,740 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,226 | 6 | #12,268 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,646 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,909 | 7 | #10,693 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,730 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,129 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,353 | 11 | #7,476 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,354 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,845 | 12 | #6,582 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,933 | 9 | #7,755 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,166 | 13 | #5,633 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,890 | 14 | #5,208 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,882 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,409 | 22 | #3,622 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,491 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,694 | 18 | #4,182 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,880 | 17 | #4,361 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,537 | 17 | #4,340 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,187 | 15 | #4,643 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,187 | 16 | #4,268 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,866 | 15 | #4,447 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,283 | 13 | #4,643 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,088 | 12 | #4,885 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,689 | 20 | #3,323 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,473 | 19 | #3,353 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,004 | 22 | #2,981 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,166 | 25 | #2,809 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,909 | 36 | #2,203 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,137 | 45 | #1,835 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,037 | 38 | #1,940 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,786 | 37 | #1,923 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,339 | 59 | #1,430 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,990 | 55 | #1,501 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,906 | 67 | #1,373 |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,487 | 70 | #1,320 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,479 | 79 | #1,235 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,466 | 117 | #1,001 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,658 | 109 | #1,028 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,721 | 82 | #1,175 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,680 | 18 | #2,761 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,797 | 7 | #4,949 |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,952 | 12 | #3,507 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,613 | 20 | #2,479 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,469 | 19 | #2,521 |
| 1953 | 31 | #1,359 | 20 | #2,367 |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,462 | 17 | #2,583 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,409 | 22 | #2,126 |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,537 | 16 | #2,547 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,279 | 26 | #1,888 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,298 | 25 | #1,903 |
| 1947 | 52 | #984 | 36 | #1,578 |
| 1946 | 56 | #879 | 30 | #1,622 |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,122 | 39 | #1,279 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,255 | 28 | #1,549 |
| 1943 | 48 | #970 | 44 | #1,213 |
| 1942 | 58 | #859 | 48 | #1,139 |
| 1941 | 42 | #987 | 22 | #1,699 |
| 1940 | 46 | #941 | 16 | #2,041 |
| 1939 | 42 | #979 | 16 | #2,046 |
| 1938 | 28 | #1,250 | 9 | #2,956 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,407 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,207 | 11 | #2,537 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,272 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,389 | 5 | #4,342 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,191 | 6 | #4,084 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,101 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,771 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,831 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Barrie reached #859 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #1,001 in 1961. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Barrie
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.