Male name
Barry
449 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 1.
Origin
Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).From Wiktionary, entry “Barry”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 45 births. 449 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It is still given: 24 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1962: 6,611 births. 182,036 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 61st among boys' names in 1962. It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 594 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1985: 471 births. 8,728 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. At its peak, it ranked 17th among boys' names in 1985. It is still given: 32 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
2 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 7 = 28 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
1 + 7 = 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
2 + 9 + 9 = 20 → 2
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.