Barra
Boy · BAR-ah · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Barra is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “fair-headed”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Barra mean?
Irish: Irish short form of Fionnbharr (Finbar)
“fair-headed”
A short form of Fionnbharr (Finbar); the Hebridean island of Barra is traditionally linked with Saint Finbarr.
- Say it
- BAR-ah
Is Barra a girl's or a boy's name?
Barra is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Barra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Barra, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 12 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Barra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 395th in Northern Ireland.
Barra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
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