Baby names
How popular is the name Barbara?
In 2025, 264 baby girls in the U.S. were named Barbara, the 968th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1947, when 48,800 girls got the name. 1,436,695 girls have been named Barbara since 1880. 4,136 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#968
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
264
girls named Barbara
Peak year
1947
48,800 girls
Girls named Barbara each year since 1880
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The numbers for Barbara (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 264 |
| 2024 | 317 |
| 2023 | 308 |
| 2022 | 276 |
| 2021 | 299 |
| 2020 | 301 |
| 2019 | 287 |
| 2018 | 291 |
| 2017 | 303 |
| 2016 | 329 |
| 2015 | 329 |
| 2014 | 326 |
| 2013 | 321 |
| 2012 | 296 |
| 2011 | 369 |
| 2010 | 412 |
| 2009 | 465 |
| 2008 | 397 |
| 2007 | 482 |
| 2006 | 554 |
| 2005 | 412 |
| 2004 | 438 |
| 2003 | 437 |
| 2002 | 509 |
| 2001 | 502 |
| 2000 | 534 |
| 1999 | 563 |
| 1998 | 579 |
| 1997 | 700 |
| 1996 | 682 |
| 1995 | 758 |
| 1994 | 871 |
| 1993 | 951 |
| 1992 | 1,128 |
| 1991 | 1,239 |
| 1990 | 1,388 |
| 1989 | 1,493 |
| 1988 | 1,505 |
| 1987 | 1,632 |
| 1986 | 1,488 |
| 1985 | 1,677 |
| 1984 | 1,867 |
| 1983 | 2,020 |
| 1982 | 2,348 |
| 1981 | 2,531 |
| 1980 | 2,578 |
| 1979 | 2,493 |
| 1978 | 2,579 |
| 1977 | 2,845 |
| 1976 | 2,968 |
| 1975 | 3,454 |
| 1974 | 3,906 |
| 1973 | 4,433 |
| 1972 | 5,080 |
| 1971 | 6,453 |
| 1970 | 8,026 |
| 1969 | 8,811 |
| 1968 | 9,740 |
| 1967 | 11,203 |
| 1966 | 13,123 |
| 1965 | 14,023 |
| 1964 | 16,481 |
| 1963 | 18,295 |
| 1962 | 20,641 |
| 1961 | 23,002 |
| 1960 | 24,454 |
| 1959 | 25,359 |
| 1958 | 27,874 |
| 1957 | 29,692 |
| 1956 | 32,302 |
| 1955 | 33,617 |
| 1954 | 36,368 |
| 1953 | 38,473 |
| 1952 | 39,864 |
| 1951 | 40,617 |
| 1950 | 41,556 |
| 1949 | 42,600 |
| 1948 | 46,826 |
| 1947 | 48,800 |
| 1946 | 45,126 |
| 1945 | 38,273 |
| 1944 | 39,196 |
| 1943 | 43,432 |
| 1942 | 44,739 |
| 1941 | 39,543 |
| 1940 | 36,736 |
| 1939 | 37,257 |
| 1938 | 39,277 |
| 1937 | 34,917 |
| 1936 | 31,682 |
| 1935 | 30,698 |
| 1934 | 29,239 |
| 1933 | 26,949 |
| 1932 | 26,318 |
| 1931 | 21,804 |
| 1930 | 18,279 |
| 1929 | 16,038 |
| 1928 | 14,872 |
| 1927 | 13,161 |
| 1926 | 11,079 |
| 1925 | 9,155 |
| 1924 | 8,305 |
| 1923 | 7,209 |
| 1922 | 6,272 |
| 1921 | 6,013 |
| 1920 | 5,106 |
| 1919 | 4,084 |
| 1918 | 4,224 |
| 1917 | 3,535 |
| 1916 | 3,112 |
| 1915 | 2,704 |
| 1914 | 2,061 |
| 1913 | 1,451 |
| 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 |
Boys named Barbara each year since 1880
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The numbers for Barbara (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1985 | 11 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1982 | 11 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1977 | 16 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1972 | 22 |
| 1971 | 27 |
| 1970 | 24 |
| 1969 | 31 |
| 1968 | 34 |
| 1967 | 43 |
| 1966 | 45 |
| 1965 | 42 |
| 1964 | 49 |
| 1963 | 64 |
| 1962 | 76 |
| 1961 | 56 |
| 1960 | 63 |
| 1959 | 68 |
| 1958 | 59 |
| 1957 | 68 |
| 1956 | 75 |
| 1955 | 80 |
| 1954 | 57 |
| 1953 | 72 |
| 1952 | 74 |
| 1951 | 70 |
| 1950 | 70 |
| 1949 | 67 |
| 1948 | 76 |
| 1947 | 89 |
| 1946 | 109 |
| 1945 | 87 |
| 1944 | 121 |
| 1943 | 150 |
| 1942 | 164 |
| 1941 | 155 |
| 1940 | 140 |
| 1939 | 150 |
| 1938 | 162 |
| 1937 | 144 |
| 1936 | 110 |
| 1935 | 124 |
| 1934 | 118 |
| 1933 | 119 |
| 1932 | 103 |
| 1931 | 84 |
| 1930 | 74 |
| 1929 | 63 |
| 1928 | 44 |
| 1927 | 41 |
| 1926 | 35 |
| 1925 | 26 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1922 | 10 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1920 | 9 |
| 1919 | 7 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1915 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.