Barrett is a boy's name of English origin meaning “quarrelsome and trickery, deception.” In 2024 it was given to 1,984 boys in the United States.
Barrett belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “quarrelsome and trickery, deception” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Barrett first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #186 in 2024, and in 2024 1,984 babies received the name — 31,284 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Barrett means “quarrelsome and trickery, deception” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Barrett is a boy name. In 2024, 1,984 babies received the name in the US.
Barrett comes from the English & American tradition.
Barrett first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #186 in 2024, and 1,984 babies were given the name in 2024.
Barrett is pronounced /ˈbæɹɪt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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