Barry
Boy5 letters
#402
in Ireland (2025)
#390 with spellings combined
9
babies in 2025
#17
best rank (1985)
8,728
babies since 1964
Down 133
10-year rank change
Barry through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #390 |
| 2024 | 5 | #559 |
| 2023 | 5 | #558 |
| 2022 | 6 | #493 |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 |
| 2020 | 7 | #441 |
| 2019 | 13 | #311 |
| 2018 | 7 | #446 |
| 2017 | 7 | #443 |
| 2016 | 12 | #345 |
| 2015 | 19 | #257 |
| 2014 | 18 | #267 |
| 2013 | 11 | #352 |
| 2012 | 14 | #310 |
| 2011 | 21 | #245 |
| 2010 | 16 | #284 |
| 2009 | 25 | #220 |
| 2008 | 35 | #178 |
| 2007 | 28 | #180 |
| 2006 | 39 | #137 |
| 2005 | 35 | #141 |
| 2004 | 43 | #123 |
| 2003 | 35 | #130 |
| 2002 | 38 | #119 |
| 2001 | 43 | #112 |
| 2000 | 57 | #91 |
| 1999 | 56 | #89 |
| 1998 | 53 | #83 |
| 1997 | 98 | #76 |
| 1996 | 87 | #77 |
| 1995 | 104 | #69 |
| 1994 | 123 | #59 |
| 1993 | 112 | #65 |
| 1992 | 175 | #48 |
| 1991 | 165 | #48 |
| 1990 | 204 | #41 |
| 1989 | 200 | #37 |
| 1988 | 241 | #36 |
| 1987 | 267 | #37 |
| 1986 | 339 | #31 |
| 1985 | 471 | #17 |
| 1984 | 396 | #23 |
| 1983 | 409 | #24 |
| 1982 | 443 | #22 |
| 1981 | 384 | #27 |
| 1980 | 423 | #22 |
| 1979 | 359 | #26 |
| 1978 | 407 | #20 |
| 1977 | 348 | #25 |
| 1976 | 381 | #24 |
| 1975 | 263 | #36 |
| 1974 | 287 | #32 |
| 1973 | 260 | #37 |
| 1972 | 246 | #40 |
| 1971 | 211 | #45 |
| 1970 | 150 | #48 |
| 1969 | 135 | #48 |
| 1968 | 96 | #61 |
| 1967 | 82 | #67 |
| 1966 | 77 | #67 |
| 1965 | 59 | #77 |
| 1964 | 62 | #69 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Barry yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Barry | 9 | 8,728 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #90 (1997); 184 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.