Barry

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English
Barry first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 395 babies (rank #30 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Barry

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Barry yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

5,861
Total babies (all years)
25
Years in the data
395
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1952395#30
1953371#30
1954340#32
1955325#31
1956321#32
1957308#35
1958275#40
1959258#41
1960381#45
1961380#43
1962353#46
1963316#49
1964317#44
1965240#57
1966227#61
1967180#67
1968190#68
1969168#75
1970167#77
197158#102
1972128#89
1973119#90
197540#109
20151#956
20163#411