Barrett
Girl name · #3729 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Barrett is currently the #3729 girl name in the United States — 40 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 45,000 girls born in 2025 was named Barrett.
The 60-year story
Barrett first appears in the Social Security records in 1965, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 40 babies and a rank of #3712. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Barrett per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Barrett in class?
Barrett scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Barrett is most common
State-level data for Barrett is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Barrett
Statistically, parents drawn to Barrett tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Juliett, Jett, Beckett, Ayelet, and Frimet.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Barrett | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3712 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4565 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4671 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4090 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4437 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4001 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4384 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5993 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6255 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 33 | #4482 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5013 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6323 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5800 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4381 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Barrett a popular girl name?
Barrett ranked #3729 among girls in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Barrett most popular?
Barrett peaked in 2025, when 40 American girls received the name (ranked #3712 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Barrett?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American girls was named Barrett. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.