Names Like Barr — Find Similar Baby Names
Barr is a 4-letter English boys' name meaning “Gateway”. This page collects 124 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Badr and Bar, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -arr like Carr and Farr, and names sharing the “gateway” concept like Bab and Barre.
For the full Barr profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Barr page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Barr
24 baby names that differ from Barr by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badr | 1 | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Bar | 1 | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Bard | 1 | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
| Bari | 1 | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Barra | 1 | Marksman | Celtic | Male |
| Barre | 1 | Gateway | English | Male |
| Barry | 1 | A Guinean Surname Meaning The Family Comes From The Peul, Fulani, O... | African | Male |
| Bart | 1 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Birr | 1 | From Birr | Irish | Male |
| Baal | 2 | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Bab | 2 | From The Gateway | Arabic | Female |
| Babu | 2 | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Bac | 2 | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Bader | 2 | Full Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badra | 2 | Full Moon | Arabic | Female |
| Badru | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Born At Full Moon." | African | Male |
| Badu | 2 | An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child." | African | Male |
| Baen | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Baha | 2 | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Bahir | 2 | Sparkling | Arabic | Male |
| Bain | 2 | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Baird | 2 | Bard | Celtic | Male |
| Baker | 2 | Baker | English | Male |
| Bama | 2 | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Barr’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
4-Letter B-Names Like Barr
24 names that share Barr's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Barr's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Barr
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Barr.
Names That Rhyme with Barr
18 baby names that share Barr's last 3 letters — -arr. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Farr | Traveler | English | Male |
| Garr | Spear | English | Male |
| Parr | From The Cattle Enclosure | English | Male |
| Dharr | Motes Of Dust | Arabic | Male |
| Mearr | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Starr | Star | English | Male |
| Lamarr | Of The Sea. | French | Male |
| Osmarr | Divinely Glorious | English | Male |
| Ulmarr | Wolf Famous | English | Male |
| Athmarr | Noble Or Famous | English | Male |
| Filmarr | Famous | English | Male |
| Edelmarr | Noble | English | Male |
| Willmarr | Resolute Or Famous | German | Male |
| Eadelmarr | Noble | English | Male |
| Finnobarr | Blond | Celtic | Male |
| Fionnbarr | Handsome | Irish | Male |
| Valdemarr | Famous Ruler | German | Male |
Names That Start Like Barr
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Barr — Bar-. Good for parents who like Barr's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Bard | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
| Bari | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Bart | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Barak | Flash Of Lightning. In The Bible The Valiant Fighting Man Barak Coo... | Hebrew | Male |
| Baram | Son Of The Nation | Hebrew | Male |
| Baran | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Barbi | Traveler From A Foreign Land. In Catholic Custom St. Barbara Is A P... | English | Female |
| Bardo | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Baris | Peaceful | Turkish | Male |
| Baron | Warrior | English | Male |
| Barra | Marksman | Celtic | Male |
| Barre | Gateway | English | Male |
| Barry | A Guinean Surname Meaning The Family Comes From The Peul, Fulani, O... | African | Male |
| Barta | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Barth | Son Of The Earth | English | Male |
| Baraka | White | Arabic | Female |
| Barbel | Meaning Unknown. | Swiss | Female |