Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Barret through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,389
- 1,384 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,670 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,670 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 40 in 2019. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,269 as a first name in 2020; 989 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Barret’s family of names
Barret has a related form in Barrett. In Greek usage, Barret as a surname is a transliteration of Μπάρρετ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Barret
- Barret OliverAmerican actor and photographerborn 1973
- Barret JackmanCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1981
- Barret Browningbaseball playerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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