Barron

Barron: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“baron, nobleman”
Origin
English
Say it
BAR-ən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Barron is an English surname and given-name form of Baron, from a title of rank ultimately from Old French. As a first name, it reflects the surname-style trend.

How popular is Barron?

202466.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Barron in 2024219

2024 rank#1,014 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18805,327

Barron is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Barron

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Baronbaron, nobleman · Germanic
  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English

Barron questions

What does the name Barron mean?

Barron means "baron, nobleman". It comes from English. Barron is an English surname and given-name form of Baron, from a title of rank ultimately from Old French. As a first name, it reflects the surname-style trend.

Is Barron a boy or girl name?

Barron is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Barron?

219 US babies were named Barron in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Barron?

Barron is usually pronounced BAR-ən.

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.