How Many People Are Named Barett?
An estimated 175 people in the United States have the first name Barett. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Barett peaked in popularity in 2021 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barett as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Barett paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
175
About 1 in 1,958,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2021
10 births
Total Registered
178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barett
Barett is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 178 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barett as a male name
Ranked #10,980 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2021 (10 births)
Barett: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barett span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 71 babies were registered. While Barett is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Barett by Decade
How has Barett tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Barett + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Barett: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barett?
We estimate approximately 175 people named Barett are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,958,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Barett a common name?
Barett is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barett most popular?
Barett reached peak popularity in 2021, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barett is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barett a male name?
Barett is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barett Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barett Smith, Barett Johnson, Barett Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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