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Barlow

/ˈbɑɹloʊ/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Barlow has been given to about 118 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɑɹloʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 83
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Barlow per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1953 · 10
  • Born in 20257
  • All time118

How popular is Barlow?

Its best year was 1953, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 2545th. The typical living American called Barlow is about 67 years old today.

Names that sound like Barlow

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Harlow0.88
  2. Marlow0.88
  3. Baylor0.65
  4. Barton0.65
  5. Baron0.65
  6. Barron0.65
  7. Braylon0.58
  8. Bartholomew0.52

Middle names for Barlow

Ranked by flow score
  1. Barlow Paul0.77
  2. Barlow Lee0.77
  3. Barlow Dean0.76
  4. Barlow Quinn0.76
  5. Barlow Neal0.76
  6. Barlow Jude0.76

Sibling names for Barlow

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Wrenleighsister · 0.64
  2. Duttonbrother · 0.63
  3. Rynleesister · 0.63
  4. Theodorasister · 0.63
  5. Izaelbrother · 0.62
  6. Chozenbrother · 0.61

Where Barlow is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Barlow Anderson0.77
    2. Barlow Reyes0.72
    3. Barlow Nguyen0.72
    4. Barlow Lee0.72
    5. Barlow Hill0.72
    6. Barlow Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Barlow

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.