Barry
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Barry
This Anglicized form of Bearach or short form of Finbarr was in the Top 200 in the USA for 50 years until the early 80s when it rapidly fell out of favor. Barry has not yet found popularity in the modern era - but that may well change as people rediscover their love of classic figures like musician Barry White, baseballer Barry Bonds or even Barack Obama, whose nickname as a young man was Barry.
Barry for girls
Out-of-date for a boy, innovative for a girl.
Pronounced BAR-ee.
As of October 2026, Barry ranked #1520 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #61 in 1962, Nameberry popularity #581.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,375 | 124 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,267 | 142 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,135 | 170 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,323 | 136 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,207 | 155 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,286 | 144 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,335 | 134 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,477 | 121 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,457 | 124 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,648 | 104 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,415 | 130 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,520 | 114 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Barry for boys
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Famous Barrys
- Barry Robert PepperBoy
Canadian actor
- Barry Morris GoldwaterBoy
U.S. Senator from Arizona and presidential candidate
- Barry Alan ManilowBoy
American pop singer
- (John) Barry Humphries aka Dame EdnaBoy
Australian comedian
- Barry Williams (born Barry William Blenkhorn)Boy
American actor
- Barry Eugene WhiteBoy
American R&B singer
- Barry Alan Crompton GibbBoy
British musician of The Bee Gees
- Barry Lamar BondsBoy
American baseball player
- Michael Barrett "Barry" WatsonBoy
American actor
- Barry Adrian Reese aka CassidyBoy
American rapper
- Barry Knapp BostwickBoy
American actor
- Barry Charles DillerBoy
American media mogul
- Barry FitzgeraldBoy
stage name of William Joseph Shields, Irish actor
- Barry Corbin (born Leonard Barrie Corbin)Boy
American actor
- Barry James MarshallBoy
American physician; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Barry William ZitoBoy
American baseball player
- Barry HallBoy
Australian rules footballer
- Barry Clinton WindhamBoy
American pro wrestler
- Barry MannBoy
American songwriter
- BarryBoy
childhood nickname of U.S. President Barack Obama
Barry in pop culture
- Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen aka The FlashBoy
character in The Flash comics and TV series
- Barry "Baz" DragonsbaneBoy
character from TV series "The Worst Witch"
- Barry BurtonBoy
character from the Resident Evil series
- Barry BarryBoy
character on British TV show Waterloo Road
- Barry EganBoy
character in movie "Punch,Drunk Love"
- Barry PlotkinBoy
character in movie "Pushing Tin"
- Barry FrostBoy
character in the Rizzoli & Isles series by Tess Gerritsen
- BarryBoy
rival character in the Pokemon video games
- Barry MapleBoy
Police Officer on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
- Barry EisenbergBoy
character on TV's "Best Friends Whenever"
- Barry BluejeansBoy
character from the podcast "The Adventure Zone"
- Barry Berkman/BlockBoy
title character of TV's "Barry"
- Barry RobinsonBoy
character on TV's "American Dad"
- Barry EvansBoy
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Barry KripkeBoy
a character on TV's The Big Bang Theory
- Barry LyndonBoy
title character of The Luck of Barry Lyndon and 1975 film Barry Lyndon
- Barry McKenzieBoy
Australian comic strip and movie character
- Barry IllBoy
Character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital"
- BarryGirl
character on Best Friends Whenever