Barry is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1962 and has since faded.
Barry is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,520 for boy births in the United States (and #3,234 across all names), given to 114 babies. Barry first appears in 1883 and peaked in 1962 (6,585 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | 114 | — | #1,520 |
| 2024 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,413 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,650 |
| 2022 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,459 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,479 |
| 2020 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,325 |
| 2019 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,287 |
| 2018 | 155 | 155 | — | #1,207 |
| 2017 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,323 |
| 2016 | 170 | 170 | — | #1,136 |
| 2015 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,267 |
| 2014 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,376 |
| 2013 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,540 |
| 2012 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,458 |
| 2011 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,396 |
| 2010 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,390 |
| 2009 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,210 |
| 2008 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,154 |
| 2007 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,130 |
| 2006 | 169 | 169 | — | #1,058 |
| 2005 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,053 |
| 2004 | 175 | 175 | — | #958 |
| 2003 | 199 | 199 | — | #867 |
| 2002 | 193 | 193 | — | #859 |
| 2001 | 210 | 210 | — | #799 |
| 2000 | 263 | 263 | — | #677 |
| 1999 | 267 | 267 | — | #647 |
| 1998 | 301 | 301 | — | #610 |
| 1997 | 316 | — | — | #583 |
| 1996 | 340 | — | — | #550 |
| 1995 | 353 | — | — | #540 |
| 1994 | 409 | — | — | #497 |
| 1993 | 484 | — | — | #451 |
| 1992 | 479 | — | #13,513 | #458 |
| 1991 | 587 | — | — | #385 |
| 1990 | 698 | — | #13,195 | #348 |
| 1989 | 705 | — | #12,586 | #332 |
| 1988 | 739 | — | #10,496 | #309 |
| 1987 | 802 | — | #6,379 | #277 |
| 1986 | 859 | — | #8,614 | #261 |
| 1985 | 975 | — | #7,015 | #240 |
| 1984 | 969 | — | #8,232 | #232 |
| 1983 | 1,005 | — | #5,488 | #225 |
| 1982 | 1,191 | — | #7,543 | #208 |
| 1981 | 1,351 | — | #10,569 | #186 |
| 1980 | 1,409 | — | #5,264 | #175 |
| 1979 | 1,413 | — | #5,453 | #170 |
| 1978 | 1,512 | — | #4,957 | #162 |
| 1977 | 1,468 | — | #5,925 | #164 |
| 1976 | 1,428 | — | #7,363 | #165 |
| 1975 | 1,481 | — | — | #164 |
| 1974 | 1,571 | — | #6,310 | #156 |
| 1973 | 1,528 | — | #4,379 | #159 |
| 1972 | 1,767 | — | #3,909 | #148 |
| 1971 | 2,372 | — | #4,323 | #133 |
| 1970 | 2,811 | — | #4,052 | #117 |
| 1969 | 3,075 | — | #3,630 | #99 |
| 1968 | 2,866 | — | #4,010 | #107 |
| 1967 | 3,226 | — | #2,971 | #96 |
| 1966 | 3,942 | — | #2,360 | #87 |
| 1965 | 4,341 | — | #3,062 | #86 |
| 1964 | 5,384 | — | #3,253 | #69 |
| 1963 | 5,985 | — | #2,094 | #67 |
| 1962 | 6,611 | — | #2,362 | #61 |
| 1961 | 6,237 | — | #3,066 | #66 |
| 1960 | 5,759 | — | #2,313 | #72 |
| 1959 | 5,625 | — | #2,346 | #73 |
| 1958 | 5,345 | — | #2,672 | #79 |
| 1957 | 5,814 | — | #2,279 | #72 |
| 1956 | 6,009 | — | #2,456 | #69 |
| 1955 | 5,618 | — | #2,554 | #70 |
| 1954 | 5,863 | — | #2,522 | #68 |
| 1953 | 5,195 | — | #3,122 | #73 |
| 1952 | 5,528 | — | #2,074 | #69 |
| 1951 | 5,302 | — | #2,397 | #71 |
| 1950 | 4,709 | — | #2,665 | #74 |
| 1949 | 4,623 | — | #2,525 | #73 |
| 1948 | 4,678 | — | #3,912 | #74 |
| 1947 | 5,493 | — | #2,152 | #68 |
| 1946 | 4,641 | — | #2,323 | #68 |
| 1945 | 3,152 | — | #2,345 | #84 |
| 1944 | 2,988 | — | #3,153 | #84 |
| 1943 | 3,215 | — | #1,839 | #82 |
| 1942 | 3,223 | — | #2,422 | #79 |
| 1941 | 2,477 | — | #2,545 | #91 |
| 1940 | 1,842 | — | #3,531 | #109 |
| 1939 | 1,376 | — | — | #127 |
| 1938 | 1,052 | — | #2,749 | #155 |
| 1937 | 731 | — | #4,304 | #182 |
| 1936 | 706 | — | — | #185 |
| 1935 | 736 | — | #3,451 | #183 |
| 1934 | 523 | — | — | #226 |
| 1933 | 490 | — | — | #235 |
| 1932 | 513 | — | — | #235 |
| 1931 | 304 | — | #4,389 | #315 |
| 1930 | 240 | — | — | #370 |
| 1929 | 147 | — | — | #483 |
| 1928 | 141 | — | — | #508 |
| 1927 | 98 | — | — | #639 |
| 1926 | 78 | — | — | #722 |
| 1925 | 69 | — | — | #794 |
| 1924 | 52 | — | — | #980 |
| 1923 | 54 | — | — | #931 |
| 1922 | 36 | — | — | #1,198 |
| 1921 | 38 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1920 | 28 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1918 | 41 | — | — | #1,064 |
| 1917 | 28 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | — | #1,648 |
| 1915 | 34 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1914 | 33 | — | — | #968 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,445 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,297 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | — | #786 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #807 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | — | #759 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #787 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #960 |
| 1900 | 10 | — | — | #839 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #790 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #707 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #869 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #706 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #798 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #703 |
| 1884 | 8 | — | — | #707 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #903 |