UK boy's name
Barra
Barra is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 95 living people in the UK are called Barra. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Barra ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #305 in 2024.
- • About 95 living people in the UK are estimated to have Barra as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
95
2026
Geography
Where Barra is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Barra. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Barra ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #305 in 2024.
Across the UK
Barra in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#305 in 2024
15 years of NISRA records, 96 total registered
Related
Names similar to Barra
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Barra: questions and answers
Where is Barra most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Barra ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #305 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.