unisex name

Barrie

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 3,583

Ireland

#314

1987 births

Barrie is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 48% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1961, when 147 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1924.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Barrie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Barrie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 50
1930s 308
1940s 741
1950s 473
1960s 873
1970s 289
1980s 218
1990s 76
2000s 12
2020s (to 2022) 5

How popular is Barrie?

In 2022, Barrie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Barrie is used

Ireland #314 3 in 1987
Scotland #497 3 in 2003
England & Wales #4,218 4 in 2022
United States #12,516 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Barrie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Barrie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Barrie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Barrie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Barrie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Barrie

How popular is the name Barrie?

In 2022, Barrie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Barrie a girl's or a boy's name?

Barrie is used for both girls and boys. About 48% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Barrie?

Barrie has 2 syllables.

When was Barrie most popular?

Barrie peaked in 1961, when 147 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.