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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Barrington

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Fair-haired.
A town in England; refers to a fenced-in place
Irish
Fair-haired

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Barrington

Pronunciation

b(a)-rring-ton, barr(in)-gton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #1823, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202511
20249
2023–
202212
202114
202011
201911
201810
201715
201616

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 2000 (rank #2140, 5 births); most recent 2002 (rank #3216, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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