Is Barry a boy or girl name?
Barry is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 130 boys were named Barry, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 181,921 US babies named Barry were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,415
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Barry since 1883
- 181,921
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 6,610 babies
Boys and girls named Barry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 741 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 6,644 | 27 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 36,192 | 140 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 54,812 | 196 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 47,220 | 205 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 17,247 | 105 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 9,924 | 83 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 4,224 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 1,831 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,325 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 613 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 130 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 121 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 144 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 170 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 142 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 124 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 102 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 113 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 120 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 149 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 157 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 159 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 169 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 157 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 175 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 199 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 193 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 210 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 263 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 267 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 301 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 316 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 340 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 353 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 409 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 484 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 474 | #458 | 5 | #13,512 |
| 1991 | 587 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 693 | #348 | 5 | #13,196 |
| 1989 | 700 | #332 | 5 | #12,584 |
| 1988 | 733 | #309 | 6 | #10,496 |
| 1987 | 791 | #277 | 11 | #6,379 |
| 1986 | 852 | #261 | 7 | #8,614 |
| 1985 | 966 | #240 | 9 | #7,014 |
| 1984 | 963 | #232 | 7 | #8,232 |
| 1983 | 993 | #225 | 12 | #5,488 |
| 1982 | 1,183 | #208 | 8 | #7,543 |
| 1981 | 1,347 | #186 | 5 | #10,569 |
| 1980 | 1,396 | #175 | 13 | #5,265 |
| 1979 | 1,401 | #170 | 12 | #5,453 |
| 1978 | 1,499 | #162 | 13 | #4,957 |
| 1977 | 1,458 | #164 | 10 | #5,925 |
| 1976 | 1,421 | #165 | 7 | #7,363 |
| 1975 | 1,481 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 1,563 | #156 | 8 | #6,311 |
| 1973 | 1,516 | #159 | 13 | #4,379 |
| 1972 | 1,752 | #148 | 15 | #3,909 |
| 1971 | 2,359 | #134 | 13 | #4,323 |
| 1970 | 2,797 | #117 | 14 | #4,053 |
| 1969 | 3,060 | #99 | 15 | #3,629 |
| 1968 | 2,854 | #107 | 12 | #4,011 |
| 1967 | 3,209 | #96 | 18 | #2,971 |
| 1966 | 3,917 | #87 | 26 | #2,360 |
| 1965 | 4,325 | #86 | 17 | #3,063 |
| 1964 | 5,367 | #69 | 16 | #3,253 |
| 1963 | 5,953 | #67 | 32 | #2,094 |
| 1962 | 6,584 | #61 | 26 | #2,362 |
| 1961 | 6,217 | #66 | 17 | #3,067 |
| 1960 | 5,734 | #72 | 26 | #2,314 |
| 1959 | 5,602 | #73 | 24 | #2,345 |
| 1958 | 5,326 | #79 | 19 | #2,671 |
| 1957 | 5,790 | #72 | 24 | #2,280 |
| 1956 | 5,987 | #69 | 21 | #2,456 |
| 1955 | 5,600 | #70 | 19 | #2,555 |
| 1954 | 5,844 | #68 | 19 | #2,522 |
| 1953 | 5,181 | #73 | 13 | #3,122 |
| 1952 | 5,505 | #69 | 24 | #2,073 |
| 1951 | 5,284 | #71 | 18 | #2,397 |
| 1950 | 4,693 | #74 | 15 | #2,665 |
| 1949 | 4,607 | #73 | 16 | #2,525 |
| 1948 | 4,670 | #74 | 8 | #3,912 |
| 1947 | 5,472 | #68 | 21 | #2,152 |
| 1946 | 4,624 | #68 | 17 | #2,323 |
| 1945 | 3,138 | #84 | 14 | #2,345 |
| 1944 | 2,979 | #84 | 9 | #3,153 |
| 1943 | 3,193 | #82 | 22 | #1,839 |
| 1942 | 3,209 | #79 | 14 | #2,422 |
| 1941 | 2,464 | #91 | 12 | #2,546 |
| 1940 | 1,836 | #109 | 7 | #3,531 |
| 1939 | 1,376 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 1,042 | #155 | 10 | #2,749 |
| 1937 | 726 | #182 | 5 | #4,304 |
| 1936 | 706 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 729 | #183 | 7 | #3,451 |
| 1934 | 523 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 490 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 513 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 299 | #315 | 5 | #4,389 |
| 1930 | 240 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 147 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 141 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 98 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 78 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 69 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 52 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 54 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 36 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 32 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 34 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 33 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #903 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Barry reached #61 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #1,839 in 1943. 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 Barry
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.