How Many People Are Named Barron?
An estimated 4,676 people in the United States have the first name Barron. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Barron peaked in popularity in 2024 with 219 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barron 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 Barron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,676
About 1 in 73,301 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2024
219 births
Total Registered
5,327
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barron
Barron is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,327 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barron as a male name
Ranked #1,014 in 2024
219 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (219 births)
Barron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barron span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 895 babies were registered. Barron remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Barron by Decade
How has Barron 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.
Barron by State
Birth registrations for Barron span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Washington, Oregon, New Jersey. On average, about 68 Barrons were registered per state.
Barron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barron
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barron?
We estimate approximately 4,676 people named Barron 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 73,301 Americans share this first name.
Is Barron a common name?
Barron is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,327 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barron most popular?
Barron reached peak popularity in 2024, when 219 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barron is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barron a male name?
Barron is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barron Smith, Barron Johnson, Barron 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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