Barry Cook
There are approximately 133 people named Barry Cook living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,577,100 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Barry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cook. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
133
1 in 2,577,100
Named Barry
137K
Alive today
Named Cook
333K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 137K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 63
Top Census group: White (85.0%)
Estimated bearers: 333K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #66
Per 100K: 97.15
Top ancestry: White (78.9%)
First name trend
Barry: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Barry. The peak year was 1962 with 6,610 births. The average person named Barry today is 63 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Barry
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Barry, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Barry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Barry at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.0% · 116,096
- Black or African American10.1% · 13,786
- Two or more races2.1% · 2,814
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 1,700
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 1,520
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 634
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cook surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cook, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cook described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cook at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.9% · 229,134
- Black or African American12.2% · 35,370
- Two or more races4.2% · 12,156
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 9,163
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2,621
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,942
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Barry has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0398% of the US population, based on 136,504 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Barry right now.
The surname Cook appears at a rate of 97.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0972%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 133 people with the full name Barry Cook. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Barry Cook: questions and answers
How many people are named Barry Cook?
We estimate approximately 133 people in the United States share the full name Barry Cook. That works out to about 1 in 2,577,100 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0398%) with the surname frequency (97.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Barry Cook?
We classify Barry Cook as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,577,100 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Barry a male or female name?
Barry is predominantly male. Out of 181,921 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Barry profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Barry Cook?
You can see how many people are called Barry Cook on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.