Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Marksman
- Celtic
- English
- Fair-haired
- Gaelic
- Like a spear
- Irish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Barry
Pronunciation
b(ar)-ry
Famous People
Actor Barry Pepper, Baseball player Barry Bonds, Australian actor Barry Humphries
Celebrity Babies
Son of Dick Van Dyke
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1962 (rank #61, 6,581 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1520, 114 births)
- Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #2097, 32 births); most recent 1992 (rank #13315, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | – |
| 2024 | 130 | – |
| 2023 | 104 | – |
| 2022 | 124 | – |
| 2021 | 121 | – |
| 2020 | 134 | – |
| 2019 | 144 | – |
| 2018 | 155 | – |
| 2017 | 136 | – |
| 2016 | 170 | – |
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 #441, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #2412, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #17, 471 births); most recent 2025 (rank #390, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 |
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 1979 (rank #20, 502 births); most recent 2022 (rank #703, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 |
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 Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #90, 30 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #38, 124 births); most recent 1995 (rank #397, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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