Masculine dossier · first seen 1883

Barry

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Barry
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 98% from peak

Peak era

1962

Peak rank proxy

6,584

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1883Peak 19622024

Peak year

1962

Decline from peak

98%

2024

130

All-time

181,155

Barry once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1962, when 6,584 boys were named Barry.

In 2024, only 130 boys were given the name.

Down 98% from its peak.

All told, about 181,155 Americans have been named Barry and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1883.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 98% from peak

19626,584 boys named Barry

2024130 boys named Barry

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