Barron
Barron is a masculine given name borne by:Barron Cangley (1922–2015), English cricketer Barron Claiborne, American photographer and cinematographer Barron Collier (1873–1939), American multi-business entrepreneur who became the largest landowner and developer in the US state of Florida Barron Field (author) (1786–1846), English-born Australian judge and poet Barron Hilton (1927–2019), American…
Meaning & Origin of Barron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barron is a masculine given name borne by:Barron Cangley (1922–2015), English cricketer Barron Claiborne, American photographer and cinematographer Barron Collier (1873–1939), American multi-business entrepreneur who became the largest landowner and developer in the US state of Florida Barron Field (author) (1786–1846), English-born Australian judge and poet Barron Hilton (1927–2019), American…
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The Story of Barron
Barron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 219 Barrons were born — ranking #1,014 that year. As of 2026, Barron ranks #1,076 for baby boys with 202 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Barrons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Barron
Barron is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Barron's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #750. Use the chart and map above to compare Barron'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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