Barrington
Barrington is both a given name and a surname of English origin.
Meaning & Origin of Barrington
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barrington is both a given name and a surname of English origin.
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The Story of Barrington
Barrington first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1928, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 43 Barringtons were born — ranking #1,823 that year. As of 2026, Barrington ranks #7,033 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 1K Barringtons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Barrington
Barrington is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1928 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Barrington's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,722. Use the chart and map above to compare Barrington'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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