Barre

Boy · recorded 1940–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1955best year

Most popular in 1955.

Last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1940

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 12 recorded years as a table
Barre, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19404
19434
19444
19454
19464
19483
19493
19514
19524
19554
19573
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Barre isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1961
7
Rank in 1961
#3,356
How rare
1 in 303,456 boys
Since 1940
75

Barre was last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1955, at 4 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Barre doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.