Barrington
Barrington is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 9 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 90.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 199143 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1928
- 1,269people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,269 boys have been named Barrington in the United States since 1928, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1991, with 43 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1989, and the 1990s alone account for 23%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Barrington | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | |
| 1930s | 28 | |
| 1940s | 47 | |
| 1950s | 75 | |
| 1960s | 108 | |
| 1970s | 119 | |
| 1980s | 262 | |
| 1990s | 290 | |
| 2000s | 155 | |
| 2010s | 133 | |
| 2020s | 46 |
In 1991, its biggest year
Barrington was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1991 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. See all of 1991.
Names that rose and fell with Barrington
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Terrellpeak 1989
- Edgardpeak 1992
- Stefanpeak 1991
- Kendellpeak 1990
- Jonathanpeak 1988
- Adalbertopeak 1993
- Heribertopeak 1993
- Humbertopeak 1992
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.