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Barry

Boy's name · #1520 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Barry reached its best rank, #61, in 1962 and ranked #1520 in 2025. About 181,000 boys have carried it since 1883.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#402 in Ireland (2025) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #2,093 in Austria (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,608 in France (2025) · #3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #414 in N. Ireland (2022) · #703 in Scotland (2022) · #3,513 in Ecuador (2020) · #300 in New Zealand (1997) · #1,016 in Belgium (1995) · #92 in Australia (QLD) (1975) and 1 more.

Famous Barrys

• Barry Marshall — Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology (born 1951)
• Barry C. Barish — American physicist and Nobel Laureate (born 1936)
• Barry Bostwick — American actor (born 1945)
• Barry Levinson — American filmmaker (born 1942)
• Barry White — American R&B, soul and disco singer (1944–2003)
• Barry Keoghan — Irish actor (born 1992)
• Barry Gibb — British musician (born 1946)
• Barry Manilow — American singer (born 1943)
• Barry Goldwater — American politician and military officer (1909–1998)
• Barry Bonds — American baseball player (born 1964)

In stories & tradition

• Barry Allen — DC Comics superhero
• Barry Burton — Resident Evil (video game)
• Barry^it — Pokémon

What Barrys become

Among 2,274 notable people named Barry:

Sports figures appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Barry Bonds, American baseball player (born 1964).

Similar names: Glenn · Baron · Gary · Dwayne · Kerry · Donnie

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