Barry
Pronounced B AA1 R (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1962
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Barry?
Barry is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 188,300 children — the 197th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1962, when 6,694 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Berry, Barrie and Barre — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Barry and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Berry
- Barrie
- Barre
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B AA1 R · B AE1 R IY0 · B EH1 R IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Barry
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Barry
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Barry?
- Barry ranks 197th among boys' names in US records, with 188,300 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,449.
- Is Barry a unisex name?
- No. Barry is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Barry most popular?
- 1962, when 6,694 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Barry spelled?
- Berry, Barrie, Barre. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.