Girls' name · since 1918
Babara
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 431 babies named Babara, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 431
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
431 girls have been named Babara since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Babara has been recorded 431 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1989.
- #12,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 431 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Babara ranks #12,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 431 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #12,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 431
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Babara's 431 recorded births place it above 82.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Babara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Babara's full recorded timeline at 1951, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Babara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1989
- Peak year (1963)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Babara by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (107 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Babara's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Babara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
107 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 107 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Babara's data
- Babara's decade-level peak was the 1940s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Babara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Babara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.