Barbara Girl
How popular is Barbara?
#968 girl name in 2025
264 baby girls were named Barbara in the US in 2025, making it the 968th most popular girl name.
848,610living people named Barbara (est.)
74median age of people named Barbara
1,440,831babies named Barbara since 1880
1 in 12,558US babies born in 2025
Barbara popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #968 for girls (▼ 116 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 264 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #849 in 2015, #886 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (48,800 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2 in 1937 (8 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Barbara is most popular
Babies named Barbara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.7 per 1,000 (165 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.5 per 1,000 (41 girls)
- Missouri: 0.4 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- Indiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (50 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.3 per 1,000 (33 girls)
Barbara by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,820 | #123 |
| 1890s | 2,783 | #145 |
| 1900s | 3,999 | #126 |
| 1910s | 23,704 | #60 |
| 1920s | 97,210 | #7 |
| 1930s | 296,420 | #2 |
| 1940s | 425,271 | #2 |
| 1950s | 345,722 | #4 |
| 1960s | 159,773 | #12 |
| 1970s | 42,237 | #41 |
| 1980s | 19,139 | #119 |
| 1990s | 8,859 | #207 |
| 2000s | 4,730 | #505 |
| 2010s | 3,263 | #692 |
| 2020s | 1,765 | #852 |
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Questions
- Is Barbara a boy or girl name?
- Barbara is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Barbara were girls.
- How popular is the name Barbara?
- 264 baby girls were named Barbara in the US in 2025, making it the 968th most popular girl name.
- When was Barbara most popular?
- Barbara peaked in 1947, when 48,800 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2, held for 8 years starting in 1937.
- How many people are named Barbara?
- 1,440,831 babies have been named Barbara in the US since 1880. We estimate about 848,610 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 74.
- Where is Barbara most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Barbara was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.