Barrington
Barrington was the 7254th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1726th; the most babies were born in 1991 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 883 places. More babies were named Barrington in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,254 boys, down 158 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,281babies recorded
Barrington popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,254 | 11 |
| 2020 | #7,096 | 11 |
| 2010 | #4,860 | 19 |
| 2000 | #4,219 | 18 |
| 1990 | #2,261 | 31 |
| 1980 | #2,116 | 25 |
| 1970 | #3,548 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,215 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Barrington, counting every spelling?
Barrington has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Barrington?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Barrington (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Barrington born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Barrington.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Barrington?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Barrington are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 23 and 46. That makes Barrington mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Barrington
How popular is the name Barrington?
Barrington was the 7254th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1726th; the most babies were born in 1991 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 883 places. More babies were named Barrington in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Barrington a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Barrington in the US.