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Barry

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Origin of the name

Barry comes from the Irish Bairre, a pet form of Fionnbarr, the name of Saint Finbarr, patron saint of Cork.

Short-lived name

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1962 was its best year: 6,585 births, or 1 baby in 613. Since then, the name has fallen 98%, to about 119 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 1520. 30% of all babies named Barry since 1880 were born in the 1950s.
181,270births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 61rank at its peak, in 1962

Where babies named Barry are born

1962

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The darker the blue, the more common Barry is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Barry is most common in Pennsylvania (2.1 times), Kentucky (1.6) and Virginia (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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