Given name & surname
Bary
“a marksman”
Bary is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “a marksman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “a marksman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bary through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 299
- 299 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 15 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 boys is 6 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 414 as a first name in 2020; 405 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.
Bary’s family of names
Bary has a related form in Barney. Bary has a related form in Bari. Bary has a related form in Barea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Bary, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
Artis
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Duane
“a dark or swarthy man”
>99% boys