Barron

“Variant of Baron — Nobleman, wealthy landowner; or Hebrew Bar-On, son of strength” — English; Hebrew (Bar-On) origin

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

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. It is also an American family name — about 52,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. 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.

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

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

In stories & tradition

Barron — Camp Rock

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).

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

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