Barron

Meaning: Nobleman
Origin: English — Variant of Baron

Meaning: Son of strength
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Baron

Boy's name · #790 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Barron is climbing: on the charts since 1913, it is ranked #790 in 2025, with about 320 boys given the name last year. Roughly 5,600 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,500 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,256 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,915 in Italy (2023) · #4,033 in Ecuador (2016).

Famous Barrons

Barron Trump — Youngest son of Donald Trump (born 2006)
Barron Hilton — American hotelier (1927–2019)
Barron Collier — American advertising pioneer and businessman (1873–1939)
Barron Claiborne — American photographer and cinematographer (born 1967)
Barron Miles — American football player and coach (born 1972)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 52,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Kayla Barron — American astronaut (born 1987)
Robert Barron — American Catholic prelate, scholar and evangelist (born 1959)
Andrew Barron — New Zealand footballer (born 1980)

In stories & tradition

Barron — Camp Rock (TV series)

What Barrons become

Among 21 notable people named Barron:

Sports figures appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Barron Miles, American football player and coach (born 1972).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Baron (#1370), Barron would rank around #615 with about 460 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Barron and Baron.

Similar names: Baron · Eliezer · Barry · Haziel · Aron · Armon

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