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What does Barrett mean?
Barrett 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced BARE-et. Possibly (Middle English) "dispute, argument", (Old German) "bear-strength", or from Barrette (Old French) "cap". Transferred use of the surname, used as a given name mostly in the 19th century, probably due to the fame of English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
ASSOCIATED WITH old, bear, strength, surname, 19th century, fame
Variations
VARIANTS Baret, Barrat, Barratt, Barret, Barrette, Barrey, Barrie, Barry▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Barrett Gianluca (B.G.), ..
How popular is Barrett?
Barrett is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#1044 out of 1220, Top 86%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#288 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Barrett reached its apex rank of #213 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Barrett (#213 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Barret, Barrie and Barry (#1207). These forms of Barrett were at the peak of their popularity 7 decades ago (USAGE OF 0.3%) and have become much less conventional since (USAGE 0.1%, ▼60%). Barry is more widely used than the rest, though Barrett is currently ranked higher, while Barry used to be popular.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Barde, Barnet, Barnett, Baronett (see Barnett), Barree, Barren, Barrt, Bart▼, Barth, Bartlett, Bartt (see Bart), Bassett, Bernett, Birkett, Bret▼, Brett▼, Brette, Britt, Burdett, Burkett, Burnett, Burtt, Garett▼, Garnett, Garratt, Garret▼, Garreth, Garrett▼, Garritt, Garrott, Jarett▼, Jarret, Jarreth, Jarrett▼, Jarrott, Jerrett, Merrett and Tarrent. These names tend to be less commonly used than Barrett.
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