Is Barrie a boy or girl name?

Barrie is a unisex name. Of the 3,045 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.1% were girls and 43.9% were boys. It changed hands in 1959, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Barrie

Recorded 1924–2022 · United States

Barrie was most popular in 1961, when 147 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,497 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,045 people named Barrie.

Barrie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Barrie’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Barrie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Barrie is a unisex name — 56.1% of the 3,045 Americans given it were girls and 43.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 1959 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Barrie

Where Barrie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org