Barrett: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bear-strength”
- Origin
- Germanic
- Say it
- BAR-it · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
From an English surname derived from a Germanic personal name, often connected with elements meaning bear and strength or hardy. It is primarily a transferred surname as a first name.
How popular is Barrett?
Babies named Barrett in 20242,012
2024 rank#186 boys
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 188032,236
Barrett is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Barrett
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Barrett questions
What does the name Barrett mean?
Barrett means "bear-strength". It comes from Germanic. From an English surname derived from a Germanic personal name, often connected with elements meaning bear and strength or hardy. It is primarily a transferred surname as a first name.
Is Barrett a boy or girl name?
Barrett is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Barrett?
2,012 US babies were named Barrett in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Barrett?
Barrett is usually pronounced BAR-it.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.