Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Barett isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Barett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 178
- 178 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 230 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 25,820 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Barett’s family of names
Barett has a related form in Barrett. In Greek usage, Barett as a surname is a transliteration of Μπάρεττ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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