Masculine dossier · first seen 1928
Barrington
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1991
Peak era
1991
Peak births
43
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Barrington
How many people are named Barrington?
An estimated 1,136 living Americans are named Barrington.
How rare is Barrington?
Barrington is very rare among babies today, with 11 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 74.4% from its 1991 peak.
How old is the typical Barrington?
The median age of a living American named Barrington is approximately 35 years, with most bearers falling between 23 and 46 years old.
Is Barrington still popular?
Not especially. Barrington has been declining since its 1991 peak and registered 11 births in 2025.
Where is Barrington most common?
Barrington has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1928Peak 19912025
Peak year
1991
Decline from peak
74.4%
2025
11
All-time
1,281
Where it lives now
Barrington is most concentrated in New York — about 4.3× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Barrington is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.