female NAME · CURRENTLY #968

Barbara

BAR-bə-rə

“foreign woman”

A traditional name derived from the Greek word barbaros.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Barbara has traveled through time

1271880 1951885 2411890 2981895 3381900 3661905 6121910 2,7041915 5,1151920 9,1811925 18,3531930 30,8221935 36,8761940 38,3601945 41,6261950 33,6971955 24,5171960 14,0651965 8,0501970 3,4721975 2,5911980 1,6881985 1,3931990 7581995 5342000 4122005 4122010 3292015 3012020 2642025
LATEST YEAR2025264 births
PEAK RANK#2in 1937
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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