Barron

What Barron means

Means “descendant of Bearán”

As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a personal name from bior (“spear”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Barron” (revision 93602141), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Barron?

US: Rising: up from #1955 in 2015. England & Wales: New in the last 10 years.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 320 boys got the name (#790 that year). First in the US records in 1913.

How common

• About 1 in 5,338 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 45,323 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WV (1.14 per 1,000 boys), NE (0.79 per 1,000 boys), KY (0.49 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Barron is #790 in the US and #3256 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Barron were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Byron233 US · 13 E&W
• Baron135 US · 4 E&W
• Bayron44 US
• Breon32 US
• Baran12 US · 19 E&W
• Barren9 US
• Brion9 US
• Bairon8 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Barron

Boys

• Shiloh#278Editor’s note Used for both: 53% of US babies named Shiloh in 2025 were boys
• Dean#125“valley”^*
• Nico#174Diminutive of Nicholas, meaning “victory + people”^*
• Leon#138“lion”^*
• Beau#60Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025
• Theodore#4Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025

For a sister

• Aurelia#290“golden”^*
• Margot#102Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 2025
• Jane#221“God is gracious”^*
• Ophelia#264possibly “help, aid, succour”^*
• Rosie#283Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #775 in 2015, #283 in 2025
• Elowyn#299Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,619 in 2015, #299 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Barron’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.