Barry

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A few things about Barry you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Barry

Barry Marshall

Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology

Choose Barry and your child shares a first name with Barry Marshall, a Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Barry, like who?” Barry Marshall's Wikipedia article is available in 66 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,993 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Barry, 114 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Barry would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBarry first shows up in US birth records in 1883, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 142 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1962, when it ranked #61. Today it's #1,520, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowBarry was 2.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,468 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 14,993.
• 🍂TrendBarry has slipped 195 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,520. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 🌍OriginBarry is the #5 most popular Australian boy name in the US. That's out of 18 Australian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Barry

Barry is a boy name of Australian, Celtic and English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-rry”. US birth records list Barry for boys from 1883 to 2025, in 134 of those 143 years. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked #61 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,520, with 114 babies.

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