Barry (name) "Barrfind". Furthermore, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish "Finnbarr", which also has short forms of "Bairre", "Barra", and "Barre". Similarly, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the latter short form "Barra". In other cases, "Barry" is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Berach" ("pointed", "sharp"). Since the twentieth century, the name has become very popular in Australia. A variant form of the given name is "Barrie". Pet forms of the name are "Baz" and "Bazza". As a given name, "Barry" currently is less common than it once was. It rose in popularity during the 1930s and
Barry (name) 1940s, and was in the top 100 names through the 1970s. In recent years, the name has not even made the top 1000 list of names (the last time was in 2004, where it ranked 963). Barry's highest rank was 61, which was achieved in 1962. The surname "Barry" has numerous origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Ó Beargha", meaning "descendant of "Beargh"". The byname "Beargh" means "plunderer" or "spear-like". In other cases "Barry" is an Anglicisation of the Irish "Ó Báire", meaning "descendant of "Báire"". In other cases "Barry" is a patronymic form