Barrett is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Barrett is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #171 among boys (2,138) and #3,725 among girls (40) — overall #308 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,178 | 2,178 | #3,725 | #171 |
| 2024 | 2,017 | 2,017 | #4,786 | #187 |
| 2023 | 1,817 | 1,817 | #4,579 | #206 |
| 2022 | 1,818 | 1,818 | #4,688 | #208 |
| 2021 | 1,997 | 1,997 | #4,107 | #193 |
| 2020 | 2,030 | 2,030 | #5,889 | #193 |
| 2019 | 1,894 | 1,894 | #4,456 | #209 |
| 2018 | 1,844 | 1,844 | #4,014 | #213 |
| 2017 | 1,644 | 1,644 | #4,408 | #234 |
| 2016 | 1,405 | 1,405 | #7,306 | #261 |
| 2015 | 1,167 | 1,167 | #5,313 | #313 |
| 2014 | 980 | 980 | #6,022 | #346 |
| 2013 | 898 | 898 | #6,289 | #359 |
| 2012 | 823 | 823 | #6,636 | #376 |
| 2011 | 652 | 652 | #5,234 | #436 |
| 2010 | 503 | 503 | #4,207 | #541 |
| 2009 | 497 | 497 | #4,497 | #571 |
| 2008 | 437 | 437 | #5,029 | #610 |
| 2007 | 383 | 383 | #6,355 | #662 |
| 2006 | 295 | 295 | #5,945 | #765 |
| 2005 | 307 | 307 | #5,832 | #713 |
| 2004 | 255 | 255 | #5,591 | #778 |
| 2003 | 223 | 223 | #6,349 | #845 |
| 2002 | 201 | 201 | #4,395 | #924 |
| 2001 | 195 | 195 | #6,365 | #883 |
| 2000 | 166 | 166 | #6,848 | #984 |
| 1999 | 190 | 190 | #5,458 | #884 |
| 1998 | 159 | 159 | #4,977 | #995 |
| 1997 | 162 | — | #5,915 | #930 |
| 1996 | 157 | — | #7,191 | #909 |
| 1995 | 170 | — | #6,691 | #863 |
| 1994 | 163 | — | #7,663 | #873 |
| 1993 | 184 | — | #5,442 | #818 |
| 1992 | 151 | — | #8,815 | #887 |
| 1991 | 190 | — | #7,013 | #767 |
| 1990 | 220 | — | #10,316 | #698 |
| 1989 | 209 | — | #5,868 | #704 |
| 1988 | 227 | — | #5,083 | #652 |
| 1987 | 208 | — | #7,418 | #648 |
| 1986 | 223 | — | #6,652 | #610 |
| 1985 | 242 | — | #7,014 | #575 |
| 1984 | 212 | — | #5,933 | #599 |
| 1983 | 235 | — | #5,487 | #564 |
| 1982 | 238 | — | #7,541 | #564 |
| 1981 | 290 | — | #4,986 | #506 |
| 1980 | 192 | — | #10,534 | #636 |
| 1979 | 197 | — | #4,865 | #636 |
| 1978 | 156 | — | #6,433 | #691 |
| 1977 | 163 | — | #5,924 | #684 |
| 1976 | 156 | — | — | #655 |
| 1975 | 163 | — | #5,187 | #669 |
| 1974 | 143 | — | #7,772 | #700 |
| 1973 | 145 | — | #5,613 | #683 |
| 1972 | 138 | — | — | #683 |
| 1971 | 122 | — | #6,048 | #767 |
| 1970 | 96 | — | — | #825 |
| 1969 | 135 | — | #6,685 | #696 |
| 1968 | 84 | — | — | #809 |
| 1967 | 84 | — | — | #794 |
| 1966 | 78 | — | — | #827 |
| 1965 | 80 | — | #6,609 | #847 |
| 1964 | 89 | — | — | #799 |
| 1963 | 81 | — | — | #843 |
| 1962 | 98 | — | — | #770 |
| 1961 | 84 | — | — | #839 |
| 1960 | 75 | — | — | #876 |
| 1959 | 72 | — | — | #903 |
| 1958 | 71 | — | — | #892 |
| 1957 | 63 | — | — | #957 |
| 1956 | 61 | — | — | #954 |
| 1955 | 68 | — | — | #899 |
| 1954 | 65 | — | — | #920 |
| 1953 | 44 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1952 | 43 | — | — | #1,115 |
| 1951 | 48 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1950 | 39 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1949 | 28 | — | — | #1,384 |
| 1948 | 32 | — | — | #1,280 |
| 1947 | 32 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1946 | 46 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1945 | 39 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1944 | 40 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1943 | 41 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1942 | 39 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1941 | 31 | — | — | #1,190 |
| 1940 | 37 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1939 | 30 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1938 | 26 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1937 | 25 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1936 | 19 | — | — | #1,547 |
| 1935 | 24 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,866 |
| 1933 | 20 | — | — | #1,542 |
| 1932 | 22 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | — | #1,938 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,190 |
| 1929 | 18 | — | — | #1,796 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | — | #1,968 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | — | #2,306 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,877 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,484 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,633 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | — | #2,253 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | — | #1,770 |
| 1920 | 18 | — | — | #1,893 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | — | #2,272 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | — | #2,706 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | — | #2,749 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | — | #2,744 |
| 1915 | 14 | — | — | #1,980 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | — | #1,785 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,104 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #885 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #976 |