Given name & surname
Barri
“a fair-haired man”·“a markswoman”
Barri is a variant of Barry. One interpretation is “a fair-haired man.” Barri is a variant of Barrie. One Irish interpretation is “a markswoman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Barri is a variant of Barry. One interpretation is “a fair-haired man.” Barri is a variant of Barrie. One Irish interpretation is “a markswoman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Barri is a variant of Barrie. An origin associated with Barrie is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Barri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 551
- 47 boys · 504 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 596 as a first name in 2020; 161 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.
Barri’s family of names
Barri has a related form in Barry. Barri has a related form in Barrie. In Greek usage, Barri as a surname is a transliteration of Μπάρρι.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Barri
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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