Barron

Meaning: Nobleman, wealthy landowner
Origin: Variant of Baron (from English)

Meaning: Son of strength
Origin: Through Baron, from the surname Bar-On (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #790 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Barron is climbing: on the charts since 1913, it is ranked #790 in 2025, with about 320 boys given the name last year. Roughly 5,600 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,910 in Canada (2024).

Famous Barrons

Barron Trump — Son of Donald Trump (born 2006)
Barron Hilton — American hotelier (1927–2019)
Barron Patterson McCune — United States federal judge (1915–2008)
Barron Miles — American football player and coach (born 1972)
Barron Collier — American advertising pioneer and businessman

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 52,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Kayla Barron — American astronaut
Robert Barron — Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, author, scholar and Catholic evangelist
Andrew Barron — New Zealand footballer

In stories & tradition

Barron — Camp Rock (TV series)

What Barrons become

Among 21 notable people named Barron:

Sports figures appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Barron Miles, American football player and coach (born 1972).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Baron (#1370), Barron would rank around #615 with about 460 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Barron and Baron.

Similar names: Baron · Eliezer · Barry · Haziel · Aron · Armon

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