Barbara

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Barbara is a given name of Greek, Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,440,537 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,436,402 as girls and 4,135 as boys. Barbara gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #21 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 313
2023 307
2022 276
2021 299
2020 300
2019 287
2018 291
2017 301
2016 329
2015 327
2014 325
2013 321
2012 296
2011 369
2010 410
2009 465
2008 396
2007 481
2006 550
2005 411
2004 437
2003 437
2002 509
2001 502
2000 533
1999 560
1998 578
1997 700
1996 682
1995 758
1994 871
1993 956
1992 1,135
1991 1,248
1990 1,393
1989 1,503
1988 1,515
1987 1,641
1986 1,496
1985 1,688
1984 1,884
1983 2,029
1982 2,359
1981 2,545
1980 2,590
1979 2,508
1978 2,587
1977 2,861
1976 2,977
1975 3,472
1974 3,918
1973 4,445
1972 5,101
1971 6,481
1970 8,050
1969 8,842
1968 9,775
1967 11,247
1966 13,168
1965 14,065
1964 16,532
1963 18,359
1962 20,717
1961 23,054
1960 24,519
1959 25,424
1958 27,936
1957 29,759
1956 32,377
1955 33,696
1954 36,426
1953 38,546
1952 39,937
1951 40,689
1950 41,625
1949 42,666
1948 46,900
1947 48,889
1946 45,234
1945 38,361
1944 39,317
1943 43,582
1942 44,903
1941 39,698
1940 36,875
1939 37,407
1938 39,439
1937 35,061
1936 31,792
1935 30,821
1934 29,357
1933 27,068
1932 26,421
1931 21,887
1930 18,354
1929 16,101
1928 14,916
1927 13,202
1926 11,114
1925 9,181
1924 8,317
1923 7,219
1922 6,282
1921 6,024
1920 5,115
1919 4,091
1918 4,231
1917 3,541
1916 3,117
1915 2,704
1914 2,061
1913 1,458
1912 1,184
1911 737
1910 612
1909 567
1908 514
1907 515
1906 413
1905 366
1904 357
1903 346
1902 306
1901 277
1900 338
1899 273
1898 304
1897 299
1896 324
1895 298
1894 290
1893 255
1892 278
1891 221
1890 241
1889 246
1888 253
1887 204
1886 207
1885 195
1884 193
1883 135
1882 130
1881 130
1880 127