Barrie
Barrie is an English-language name, a variant spelling of Barry, and may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Barrie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barrie is an English-language name, a variant spelling of Barry, and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Barrie
As a girl name
Barrie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1930, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 117 Barries were born — ranking #1,001 that year. As of 2026, Barrie ranks #13,595 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Barries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Barrie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1924, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 58 Barries were born — ranking #859 that year. As of 2026, Barrie ranks #12,323 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Barries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Barrie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Barrie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Barrie
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- Barrie Cook (1929–2020), English painter
- Barrie Lee Hall Jr. (1949–2011), American trumpeter
- Barrie Masters (1956–2019), English singer, frontman for the rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods
- Barrie Pettman , Baron of Bombie (1944–2017), British author, publisher, and philanthropist
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Names that sound like Barrie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Barrie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Barrie
Barrie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1930 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Barrie's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #1,001. Use the chart and map above to compare Barrie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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