Barbara
3 countries#968 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Barbara was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
1,440,831 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #968 · peaked in 1947 with 48,889 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
26,087 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1091 · peaked in 1972 with 1,475 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Moselle, Bouches-du-Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
689 births recorded 1974–2018 · peaked in 1974 with 75 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Barbara’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #538 | — |
| 2007 | #618 | ↓80 |
| 2008 | #747 | ↓129 |
| 2009 | #639 | ↑108 |
| 2010 | #692 | ↓53 |
| 2011 | #745 | ↓53 |
| 2012 | #893 | ↓148 |
| 2013 | #831 | ↑62 |
| 2014 | #848 | ↓17 |
| 2015 | #849 | ↓1 |
| 2016 | #856 | ↓7 |
| 2017 | #890 | ↓34 |
| 2018 | #920 | ↓30 |
| 2019 | #922 | ↓2 |
| 2020 | #886 | ↑36 |
| 2021 | #904 | ↓18 |
| 2022 | #966 | ↓62 |
| 2023 | #871 | ↑95 |
| 2024 | #852 | ↑19 |
| 2025 | #968 | ↓116 |
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