Baby name
Barry
/BAIR · ee/
Meaning
“Fair-haired or spear”
From Irish Bearach or Barra meaning 'fair-haired' or 'spear'.
How it ages.
A quintessentially mid-20th-century name, heavily associated with men born 1940–1970.
The cultural moment.
Almost never chosen for babies today; a genuine vintage waiting for its moment.