Barrie
A unisex name of Scottish origin, meaning fair-haired; a form of Barry.
Babies a year
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Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Barrie by the numbers
Its American peak was 117 babies in 1961, making it a 1960s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Barrie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Berniebrave bear; diminutive of Bernard26 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Barrie
Names that are said the same way as Barrie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Barryfair-haired, spear; from Barra134 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Barrie, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Barrie
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