Barbara
Girl name · Latin origin
Barbara meaning
strange, foreign
Barbara at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #859 in 2024
Barbara popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #128 | 127 |
| 1890 | #147 | 241 |
| 1900 | #162 | 338 |
| 1910 | #136 | 612 |
| 1920 | #47 | 5,106 |
| 1930 | #6 | 18,280 |
| 1940 | #2 | 36,735 |
| 1942 | #2 | 44,739 |
| 1950 | #4 | 41,555 |
| 1960 | #12 | 24,455 |
| 1970 | #41 | 8,026 |
| 1980 | #120 | 2,577 |
| 1990 | #207 | 1,388 |
| 2000 | #506 | 533 |
| 2010 | #696 | 410 |
| 2020 | #887 | 300 |
| 2024 | #859 | 313 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #128 | 127 |
| 1881 | #123 | 130 |
| 1882 | #138 | 130 |
| 1883 | #142 | 135 |
| 1884 | #128 | 193 |
| 1885 | #129 | 195 |
| 1886 | #133 | 207 |
| 1887 | #132 | 204 |
| 1888 | #135 | 253 |
| 1889 | #140 | 246 |
| 1890 | #147 | 241 |
| 1891 | #152 | 221 |
| 1892 | #147 | 278 |
| 1893 | #155 | 255 |
| 1894 | #151 | 290 |
| 1895 | #150 | 298 |
| 1896 | #145 | 324 |
| 1897 | #153 | 299 |
| 1898 | #164 | 304 |
| 1899 | #165 | 273 |
| 1900 | #162 | 338 |
| 1901 | #164 | 277 |
| 1902 | #163 | 306 |
| 1903 | #151 | 346 |
| 1904 | #151 | 357 |
| 1905 | #154 | 366 |
| 1906 | #142 | 413 |
| 1907 | #129 | 515 |
| 1908 | #135 | 514 |
| 1909 | #126 | 567 |
| 1910 | #136 | 612 |
| 1911 | #119 | 737 |
| 1912 | #102 | 1,184 |
| 1913 | #94 | 1,451 |
| 1914 | #82 | 2,061 |
| 1915 | #83 | 2,704 |
| 1916 | #74 | 3,112 |
| 1917 | #67 | 3,535 |
| 1918 | #60 | 4,224 |
| 1919 | #60 | 4,084 |
| 1920 | #47 | 5,106 |
| 1921 | #40 | 6,013 |
| 1922 | #40 | 6,272 |
| 1923 | #33 | 7,209 |
| 1924 | #28 | 8,305 |
| 1925 | #22 | 9,155 |
| 1926 | #16 | 11,079 |
| 1927 | #10 | 13,161 |
| 1928 | #8 | 14,872 |
| 1929 | #7 | 16,038 |
| 1930 | #6 | 18,280 |
| 1931 | #4 | 21,803 |
| 1932 | #3 | 26,318 |
| 1933 | #3 | 26,949 |
| 1934 | #3 | 29,239 |
| 1935 | #3 | 30,697 |
| 1936 | #3 | 31,682 |
| 1937 | #2 | 34,917 |
| 1938 | #2 | 39,277 |
| 1939 | #2 | 37,257 |
| 1940 | #2 | 36,735 |
| 1941 | #2 | 39,543 |
| 1942 | #2 | 44,739 |
| 1943 | #2 | 43,432 |
| 1944 | #2 | 39,196 |
| 1945 | #3 | 38,274 |
| 1946 | #4 | 45,125 |
| 1947 | #4 | 48,800 |
| 1948 | #3 | 46,824 |
| 1949 | #4 | 42,599 |
| 1950 | #4 | 41,555 |
| 1951 | #5 | 40,619 |
| 1952 | #6 | 39,863 |
| 1953 | #6 | 38,474 |
| 1954 | #7 | 36,369 |
| 1955 | #7 | 33,616 |
| 1956 | #9 | 32,302 |
| 1957 | #9 | 29,691 |
| 1958 | #9 | 27,877 |
| 1959 | #11 | 25,357 |
| 1960 | #12 | 24,455 |
| 1961 | #12 | 22,998 |
| 1962 | #14 | 20,641 |
| 1963 | #17 | 18,295 |
| 1964 | #19 | 16,483 |
| 1965 | #25 | 14,023 |
| 1966 | #27 | 13,123 |
| 1967 | #33 | 11,204 |
| 1968 | #36 | 9,741 |
| 1969 | #39 | 8,811 |
| 1970 | #41 | 8,026 |
| 1971 | #47 | 6,454 |
| 1972 | #58 | 5,079 |
| 1973 | #63 | 4,434 |
| 1974 | #77 | 3,906 |
| 1975 | #83 | 3,454 |
| 1976 | #98 | 2,968 |
| 1977 | #100 | 2,845 |
| 1978 | #113 | 2,579 |
| 1979 | #123 | 2,493 |
| 1980 | #120 | 2,577 |
| 1981 | #119 | 2,531 |
| 1982 | #130 | 2,348 |
| 1983 | #143 | 2,020 |
| 1984 | #152 | 1,866 |
| 1985 | #169 | 1,677 |
| 1986 | #180 | 1,488 |
| 1987 | #172 | 1,632 |
| 1988 | #185 | 1,506 |
| 1989 | #186 | 1,493 |
| 1990 | #207 | 1,388 |
| 1991 | #229 | 1,239 |
| 1992 | #247 | 1,128 |
| 1993 | #291 | 951 |
| 1994 | #312 | 871 |
| 1995 | #347 | 758 |
| 1996 | #388 | 682 |
| 1997 | #378 | 700 |
| 1998 | #447 | 578 |
| 1999 | #470 | 560 |
| 2000 | #506 | 533 |
| 2001 | #533 | 502 |
| 2002 | #541 | 509 |
| 2003 | #613 | 437 |
| 2004 | #624 | 437 |
| 2005 | #676 | 411 |
| 2006 | #539 | 550 |
| 2007 | #619 | 481 |
| 2008 | #749 | 396 |
| 2009 | #639 | 465 |
| 2010 | #696 | 410 |
| 2011 | #745 | 369 |
| 2012 | #893 | 296 |
| 2013 | #831 | 321 |
| 2014 | #848 | 325 |
| 2015 | #853 | 327 |
| 2016 | #855 | 329 |
| 2017 | #894 | 301 |
| 2018 | #920 | 291 |
| 2019 | #922 | 287 |
| 2020 | #887 | 300 |
| 2021 | #904 | 299 |
| 2022 | #965 | 276 |
| 2023 | #875 | 307 |
| 2024 | #859 | 313 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Barbara” (revision 92131446), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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