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How popular is the name Barrie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Barries are alive today.
Barrie (male), a spelling of Barry, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2022 (ranked 4002nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1944, when around 650 babies were given the name, the 70th most popular that year. At least 22,000 babies have been named Barrie in England and Wales since 1934. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Barry you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Barries born in England and Wales are between 55 and 77, and there are at least 96,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 27% chance that at least one of them will be called Barry.
How many babies are named Barrie each year?
Includes all spellings: Barrie, Barry. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Barrie spelling rank?
Where does the Barry spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Barrie most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Barry, peaked in 1944, when around 3,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Barrie spelling itself peaked in 1944, with around 650 babies.
How many people are called Barrie?
At least 96,000 people named Barrie in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Barrie?
Most living Barries are between 55 and 77; the most common age is about 62.
Is Barrie becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.