How Many People Are Named Barret?
An estimated 1,311 people in the United States have the first name Barret. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Barret peaked in popularity in 2019 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barret 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 Barret paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,311
About 1 in 261,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2019
40 births
Total Registered
1,359
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barret
Barret is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,359 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Barret as a male name
Ranked #4,433 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (40 births)
Barret as a female name
Ranked #15,771 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 2002 (5 births)
Barret: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barret span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 308 babies were registered. While Barret is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Barret by Decade
How has Barret 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.
Barret by State
Birth registrations for Barret span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Missouri, Louisiana, California. On average, about 28 Barrets were registered per state.
Barret + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barret as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barret
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Barret: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barret?
We estimate approximately 1,311 people named Barret 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 261,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Barret a common name?
Barret is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,359 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barret most popular?
Barret reached peak popularity in 2019, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barret is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barret a male name?
Barret is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barret Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barret Smith, Barret Johnson, Barret 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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