Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Barrie

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Fair-haired.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Barrie

Pronunciation

b(ar)-rie

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1942 (rank #858, 58 births); most recent 2022 (rank #12323, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1961 (rank #1001, 117 births); most recent 2002 (rank #13585, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #1236, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3998, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1984 (rank #234, 6 births); most recent 1987 (rank #303, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #497, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1978 (rank #93, 43 births); most recent 2003 (rank #480, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1942 (rank #75, 20 births); most recent 1964 (rank #304, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence