Barron Boy
How popular is Barron?
#790 boy name in 2025
320 baby boys were named Barron in the US in 2025, making it the 790th most popular boy name.
Barron popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #790 for boys (▲ 229 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 320 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+332% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,955 in 2015, #1,313 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (320 boys) |
| Highest rank | #750 in 1966 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Barron counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Barron family of names ranked #552 for boys in 2025 (#636 the year before), with 516 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Barron is most popular
Babies named Barron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Nebraska: 0.2 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (31 boys)
Barron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 51 | #2,151 |
| 1920s | 92 | #2,162 |
| 1930s | 114 | #1,770 |
| 1940s | 237 | #1,232 |
| 1950s | 464 | #896 |
| 1960s | 759 | #750 |
| 1970s | 564 | #884 |
| 1980s | 459 | #1,258 |
| 1990s | 459 | #1,447 |
| 2000s | 490 | #1,830 |
| 2010s | 895 | #1,321 |
| 2020s | 1,063 | #790 |
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Questions
- Is Barron a boy or girl name?
- Barron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Barron were boys.
- How popular is the name Barron?
- 320 baby boys were named Barron in the US in 2025, making it the 790th most popular boy name.
- When was Barron most popular?
- Barron peaked in 2025, when 320 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #750 in 1966.
- How many people are named Barron?
- 5,647 babies have been named Barron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,912 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Barron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Barron was most common in West Virginia, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.