Barrett
Meaning of Barrett
Barrett is a boy's name taken from an English surname. The surname probably comes from Middle English barat, a word for trouble, strife or deception, and may have begun as a nickname for a quarrelsome or deceitful person. Barrett is pronounced BEHR-it in American English and BAHR-it in British English.
The name is familiar from the Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. A well-known bearer of the first name was Barrett Strong, the Motown singer and songwriter who co-wrote 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine'.
In the U.S., Barrett ranked 541st in 2010 and has climbed in most years since. In 2025 it reached its highest rank yet, 171st, with 2,138 boys given the name, more than in any previous year.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as BAHR-it (/ˈbɑːrɪt/)
American English
- Pronunced as BEHR-it (/ˈbɛrɪt/)
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Notable People Named Barrett
| Barrett Lancaster Brown is an American anarchist hacktivist and writer known for his involvement with Anonymous in the early 2010s including the Stratfor email leak. |
| Barrett Conrad Foa is an American actor, singer, and dancer known for Broadway roles in Mamma Mia and Avenue Q and for playing Eric Beale on NCIS Los Angeles. |
| Barrett Strong Jr. was an American Motown singer and songwriter who recorded Money, the label first hit single, and cowrote classics with Norman Whitfield including I Heard It Through the Grapevine, War, Just My Imagination and Papa Was a Rollin Stone. |
| Barrett Wilbert Weed is an American actress and singer known for originating Veronica Sawyer in Heathers the Musical and Janis Sarkisian in Mean Girls, and for voicing Octavia Via Goetia in Helluva Boss. |
| Barrett Jones - Barrett A. Jones is an American former NFL guard who starred at Alabama as a Rimington Trophy-winning center and was a 2013 fourth-round pick of the St. Louis Rams. |
| Barrett Hankins Baber is an American country and country rock singer who earned a four chair turn on season 9 of The Voice, joined Team Blake Shelton, had songs chart on Billboard, and finished third. |
| Barrett Doss is an American actress and singer, recognized for her portrayal of Victoria Hughes in the ABC action drama series Station 19. |
