for girls in 2025
Data through 2025
Barbara name popularity in the United States
Barbara ranked #968 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 264 girls named Barbara.
SSA
48,800 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Barbara for boys and girls
Girls
264100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Boys
5Share unavailable · data from 1913 to 1993
Barbara in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 264 | #968 |
| 2024 | girls | 317 | #852 |
| 2023 | girls | 308 | #871 |
| 2022 | girls | 276 | #966 |
| 2021 | girls | 299 | #904 |
| 2020 | girls | 301 | #886 |
| 2019 | girls | 287 | #922 |
| 2018 | girls | 291 | #920 |
| 2017 | girls | 303 | #890 |
| 2016 | girls | 329 | #856 |
| 2015 | girls | 329 | #849 |
| 2014 | girls | 326 | #848 |
Show full history (225 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 264 | #968 |
| 2024 | girls | 317 | #852 |
| 2023 | girls | 308 | #871 |
| 2022 | girls | 276 | #966 |
| 2021 | girls | 299 | #904 |
| 2020 | girls | 301 | #886 |
| 2019 | girls | 287 | #922 |
| 2018 | girls | 291 | #920 |
| 2017 | girls | 303 | #890 |
| 2016 | girls | 329 | #856 |
| 2015 | girls | 329 | #849 |
| 2014 | girls | 326 | #848 |
| 2013 | girls | 321 | #831 |
| 2012 | girls | 296 | #893 |
| 2011 | girls | 369 | #745 |
| 2010 | girls | 412 | #692 |
| 2009 | girls | 465 | #639 |
| 2008 | girls | 397 | #747 |
| 2007 | girls | 482 | #618 |
| 2006 | girls | 554 | #538 |
| 2005 | girls | 412 | #674 |
| 2004 | girls | 438 | #623 |
| 2003 | girls | 437 | #613 |
| 2002 | girls | 509 | #541 |
| 2001 | girls | 502 | #533 |
| 2000 | girls | 534 | #505 |
| 1999 | girls | 563 | #468 |
| 1998 | girls | 579 | #447 |
| 1997 | girls | 700 | #378 |
| 1996 | girls | 682 | #388 |
| 1995 | girls | 758 | #347 |
| 1994 | girls | 871 | #312 |
| 1993 | boys | 5 | #8700 |
| 1993 | girls | 951 | #291 |
| 1992 | boys | 7 | #6670 |
| 1992 | girls | 1,128 | #247 |
| 1991 | boys | 9 | #5521 |
| 1991 | girls | 1,239 | #229 |
| 1990 | boys | 5 | #8117 |
| 1990 | girls | 1,388 | #207 |
| 1989 | boys | 11 | #4527 |
| 1989 | girls | 1,493 | #186 |
| 1988 | boys | 9 | #4786 |
| 1988 | girls | 1,505 | #185 |
| 1987 | boys | 9 | #4573 |
| 1987 | girls | 1,632 | #172 |
| 1986 | boys | 8 | #4853 |
| 1986 | girls | 1,488 | #180 |
| 1985 | boys | 11 | #3805 |
| 1985 | girls | 1,677 | #169 |
| 1984 | boys | 18 | #2613 |
| 1984 | girls | 1,867 | #152 |
| 1983 | boys | 9 | #4141 |
| 1983 | girls | 2,020 | #143 |
| 1982 | boys | 11 | #3692 |
| 1982 | girls | 2,348 | #130 |
| 1981 | boys | 14 | #3030 |
| 1981 | girls | 2,531 | #119 |
| 1980 | boys | 13 | #3256 |
| 1980 | girls | 2,578 | #120 |
| 1979 | boys | 15 | #2897 |
| 1979 | girls | 2,493 | #123 |
| 1978 | boys | 8 | #4157 |
| 1978 | girls | 2,579 | #113 |
| 1977 | boys | 16 | #2665 |
| 1977 | girls | 2,845 | #101 |
| 1976 | boys | 9 | #3724 |
| 1976 | girls | 2,968 | #98 |
| 1975 | boys | 18 | #2361 |
| 1975 | girls | 3,454 | #83 |
| 1974 | boys | 12 | #2946 |
| 1974 | girls | 3,906 | #77 |
| 1973 | boys | 11 | #3013 |
| 1973 | girls | 4,433 | #63 |
| 1972 | boys | 22 | #1928 |
| 1972 | girls | 5,080 | #58 |
| 1971 | boys | 27 | #1705 |
| 1971 | girls | 6,453 | #47 |
| 1970 | boys | 24 | #1794 |
| 1970 | girls | 8,026 | #41 |
| 1969 | boys | 31 | #1440 |
| 1969 | girls | 8,811 | #39 |
| 1968 | boys | 34 | #1314 |
| 1968 | girls | 9,740 | #36 |
| 1967 | boys | 43 | #1132 |
| 1967 | girls | 11,203 | #33 |
| 1966 | boys | 45 | #1100 |
| 1966 | girls | 13,123 | #27 |
| 1965 | boys | 42 | #1163 |
| 1965 | girls | 14,023 | #25 |
| 1964 | boys | 49 | #1082 |
| 1964 | girls | 16,481 | #19 |
| 1963 | boys | 64 | #936 |
| 1963 | girls | 18,295 | #17 |
| 1962 | boys | 76 | #871 |
| 1962 | girls | 20,641 | #14 |
| 1961 | boys | 56 | #1042 |
| 1961 | girls | 23,002 | #12 |
| 1960 | boys | 63 | #951 |
| 1960 | girls | 24,454 | #12 |
| 1959 | boys | 68 | #926 |
| 1959 | girls | 25,359 | #11 |
| 1958 | boys | 59 | #994 |
| 1958 | girls | 27,874 | #9 |
| 1957 | boys | 68 | #919 |
| 1957 | girls | 29,692 | #9 |
| 1956 | boys | 75 | #865 |
| 1956 | girls | 32,302 | #9 |
| 1955 | boys | 80 | #818 |
| 1955 | girls | 33,617 | #7 |
| 1954 | boys | 57 | #985 |
| 1954 | girls | 36,368 | #7 |
| 1953 | boys | 72 | #848 |
| 1953 | girls | 38,473 | #6 |
| 1952 | boys | 74 | #814 |
| 1952 | girls | 39,864 | #6 |
| 1951 | boys | 70 | #838 |
| 1951 | girls | 40,617 | #5 |
| 1950 | boys | 70 | #814 |
| 1950 | girls | 41,556 | #4 |
| 1949 | boys | 67 | #834 |
| 1949 | girls | 42,600 | #4 |
| 1948 | boys | 76 | #783 |
| 1948 | girls | 46,826 | #3 |
| 1947 | boys | 89 | #727 |
| 1947 | girls | 48,800 | #4 |
| 1946 | boys | 109 | #615 |
| 1946 | girls | 45,126 | #4 |
| 1945 | boys | 87 | #649 |
| 1945 | girls | 38,273 | #3 |
| 1944 | boys | 121 | #549 |
| 1944 | girls | 39,196 | #2 |
| 1943 | boys | 150 | #506 |
| 1943 | girls | 43,432 | #2 |
| 1942 | boys | 164 | #478 |
| 1942 | girls | 44,739 | #2 |
| 1941 | boys | 155 | #473 |
| 1941 | girls | 39,543 | #2 |
| 1940 | boys | 140 | #487 |
| 1940 | girls | 36,736 | #2 |
| 1939 | boys | 150 | #468 |
| 1939 | girls | 37,257 | #2 |
| 1938 | boys | 162 | #454 |
| 1938 | girls | 39,277 | #2 |
| 1937 | boys | 144 | #468 |
| 1937 | girls | 34,917 | #2 |
| 1936 | boys | 110 | #547 |
| 1936 | girls | 31,682 | #3 |
| 1935 | boys | 124 | #517 |
| 1935 | girls | 30,698 | #3 |
| 1934 | boys | 118 | #543 |
| 1934 | girls | 29,239 | #3 |
| 1933 | boys | 119 | #519 |
| 1933 | girls | 26,949 | #3 |
| 1932 | boys | 103 | #583 |
| 1932 | girls | 26,318 | #3 |
| 1931 | boys | 84 | #650 |
| 1931 | girls | 21,804 | #4 |
| 1930 | boys | 74 | #738 |
| 1930 | girls | 18,279 | #6 |
| 1929 | boys | 63 | #815 |
| 1929 | girls | 16,038 | #7 |
| 1928 | boys | 44 | #1041 |
| 1928 | girls | 14,872 | #8 |
| 1927 | boys | 41 | #1112 |
| 1927 | girls | 13,161 | #10 |
| 1926 | boys | 35 | #1219 |
| 1926 | girls | 11,079 | #16 |
| 1925 | boys | 26 | #1451 |
| 1925 | girls | 9,155 | #22 |
| 1924 | boys | 12 | #2473 |
| 1924 | girls | 8,305 | #28 |
| 1923 | boys | 10 | #2772 |
| 1923 | girls | 7,209 | #33 |
| 1922 | boys | 10 | #2801 |
| 1922 | girls | 6,272 | #40 |
| 1921 | boys | 11 | #2632 |
| 1921 | girls | 6,013 | #40 |
| 1920 | boys | 9 | #2967 |
| 1920 | girls | 5,106 | #47 |
| 1919 | boys | 7 | #3391 |
| 1919 | girls | 4,084 | #60 |
| 1918 | boys | 7 | #3368 |
| 1918 | girls | 4,224 | #60 |
| 1917 | boys | 6 | #3545 |
| 1917 | girls | 3,535 | #67 |
| 1916 | boys | 5 | #3897 |
| 1916 | girls | 3,112 | #74 |
| 1915 | girls | 2,704 | #83 |
| 1914 | girls | 2,061 | #82 |
| 1913 | boys | 7 | #2273 |
| 1913 | girls | 1,451 | #94 |
| 1912 | girls | 1,184 | #102 |
| 1911 | girls | 737 | #119 |
| 1910 | girls | 612 | #136 |
| 1909 | girls | 567 | #126 |
| 1908 | girls | 514 | #135 |
| 1907 | girls | 515 | #129 |
| 1906 | girls | 413 | #142 |
| 1905 | girls | 366 | #154 |
| 1904 | girls | 357 | #151 |
| 1903 | girls | 346 | #151 |
| 1902 | girls | 306 | #163 |
| 1901 | girls | 277 | #164 |
| 1900 | girls | 338 | #162 |
| 1899 | girls | 273 | #165 |
| 1898 | girls | 304 | #164 |
| 1897 | girls | 299 | #153 |
| 1896 | girls | 324 | #145 |
| 1895 | girls | 298 | #150 |
| 1894 | girls | 290 | #151 |
| 1893 | girls | 255 | #155 |
| 1892 | girls | 278 | #147 |
| 1891 | girls | 221 | #152 |
| 1890 | girls | 241 | #147 |
| 1889 | girls | 246 | #140 |
| 1888 | girls | 253 | #135 |
| 1887 | girls | 204 | #132 |
| 1886 | girls | 207 | #133 |
| 1885 | girls | 195 | #129 |
| 1884 | girls | 193 | #128 |
| 1883 | girls | 135 | #142 |
| 1882 | girls | 130 | #138 |
| 1881 | girls | 130 | #123 |
| 1880 | girls | 127 | #128 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.