Boy or Girl

Is Barron a boy or girl name?

Barron is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 219 boys were named Barron, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,327 US babies named Barron were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,014
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Barron since 1913
5,327
Most popular year
2024
219 babies
Babies named Barron each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Barron from 1913 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Barron, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s5100%
1920s9200%
1930s11400%
1940s23700%
1950s46400%
1960s75900%
1970s56400%
1980s45900%
1990s45900%
2000s49000%
2010s89500%
2020s74300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024219#1,0140–
2023128#1,4200–
2022121#1,4940–
2021138#1,3390–
2020137#1,3130–
2019107#1,5640–
2018122#1,4330–
2017136#1,3220–
201695#1,6650–
201574#1,9570–
201471#2,0010–
201373#1,9150–
201262#2,1560–
201166#2,0360–
201089#1,7150–
200961#2,1850–
200876#1,9000–
200779#1,8310–
200668#1,9730–
200539#2,7550–
200422#4,0190–
200335#2,7890–
200231#2,9520–
200138#2,5230–
200041#2,3350–
199937#2,4050–
199842#2,1610–
199745#1,9930–
199648#1,8730–
199533#2,3560–
199442#1,9820–
199345#1,8500–
199263#1,4540–
199149#1,6780–
199055#1,5310–
198943#1,7660–
198850#1,5030–
198745#1,5620–
198657#1,2860–
198539#1,6200–
198439#1,5570–
198338#1,5640–
198245#1,4160–
198149#1,3360–
198054#1,2610–
197946#1,3740–
197852#1,2400–
197750#1,2520–
197642#1,3760–
197542#1,3450–
197458#1,0820–
197354#1,1080–
197261#1,0340–
197176#9330–
197083#8860–
196979#8610–
196864#8990–
196769#8620–
196697#7500–
196588#7890–
196484#8240–
196379#8510–
196276#8710–
196157#1,0370–
196066#9280–
195973#8980–
195847#1,1150–
195741#1,2150–
195660#9670–
195545#1,1050–
195462#9390–
195339#1,1910–
195234#1,2730–
195134#1,2620–
195029#1,3420–
194933#1,2530–
194833#1,2580–
194735#1,2360–
194629#1,2990–
194514#1,8560–
194419#1,5800–
194319#1,6420–
194220#1,5900–
194120#1,5350–
194015#1,8050–
193911#2,1710–
19388#2,6670–
193711#2,2140–
19369#2,4680–
193510#2,4040–
193412#2,1310–
193316#1,7750–
193216#1,8530–
19317#3,1140–
193014#2,0900–
19296#3,5860–
192814#2,1680–
19270–0–
192613#2,3120–
19257#3,4410–
192413#2,3570–
192310#2,7840–
19225#4,3580–
192113#2,3870–
192011#2,6140–
19196#3,7710–
19188#3,1250–
191712#2,2920–
191613#2,1600–
19157#3,1130–
19140–0–
19135#2,8590–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Barron reached #750 in 1966. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Barron

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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.