Barron
- Gender
- Boy
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #790 for boys
Barron is a boys' name, meaning “descendant of Bearán”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 790th for boys in the US (320 babies).
What does Barron mean?
“descendant of Bearán”
A male given name.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Barron a girl's or a boy's name?
Barron is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 320 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Barron in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 233% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Barron, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Barron of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were given Barron or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,076, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Baran 19
- Barron 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Barron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
How popular is Barron in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 790th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 320 about 1 in 5,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 320 boys in the US were named Barron, making it the 790th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,313th. It first appears in the records in 1913.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Barron of any year since it first appeared, in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Barron in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 476 boys in the US were given Barron or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #579, up from #790 for this spelling alone.
Barron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 320 | #790 |
| 2024 | 219 | #1,019 |
| 2023 | 128 | #1,420 |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,496 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,339 |
| 2020 | 137 | #1,313 |
| 2019 | 107 | #1,564 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,321 |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,663 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,955 |
| 2014 | 71 | #1,999 |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,914 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,154 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,034 |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,713 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,182 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,899 |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,830 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,972 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,447 |
| 1991 | 49 | #1,671 |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,525 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,761 |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,496 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,561 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,285 |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,613 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,555 |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,561 |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,414 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,334 |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,258 |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,370 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,240 |
| 1977 | 50 | #1,252 |
| 1976 | 42 | #1,373 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,345 |
| 1974 | 58 | #1,082 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,108 |
| 1972 | 61 | #1,032 |
| 1971 | 76 | #933 |
| 1970 | 83 | #884 |
| 1969 | 79 | #861 |
| 1968 | 64 | #898 |
| 1967 | 69 | #862 |
| 1966 | 97 | #750 |
| 1965 | 88 | #789 |
| 1964 | 84 | #823 |
| 1963 | 79 | #851 |
| 1962 | 76 | #870 |
| 1961 | 57 | #1,034 |
| 1960 | 66 | #926 |
| 1959 | 73 | #896 |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,113 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1956 | 60 | #965 |
| 1955 | 45 | #1,104 |
| 1954 | 62 | #938 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,188 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,267 |
| 1951 | 34 | #1,260 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,339 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,251 |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,255 |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,232 |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,298 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,851 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,573 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,585 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,532 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,802 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,770 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,162 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,347 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,771 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,375 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,601 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,279 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
Names like Barron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Finn, Rowan, Ronan, Rory, Conan, Kayden, Cody, Rian, Brayden, Lennon, Logan
Other spellings of Barron
Names related to Barron
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Barron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/barron, updated 20 October 2026.