Recorded 1918–1989 Girls' name Peak 1963 431 births

Babara — girls' name

431 babies named Babara in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s61930s701940s1071950s1041960s1021970s251980s11
1940s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Babara was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

20 babies were named Babara in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Babara

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Babara between 1918 and 1989, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Babara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Babara performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Babara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Babara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 431 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Babara at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

431

Since 1918

72 years of records

Peak year

1963

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1918

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1989

Babara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1918

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1963)
20
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Babara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
107 births that decade — 25% of Babara's all-time total
1910s61920s61930s701940s1071950s1041960s1021970s251980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Babara?
431 babies have been named Babara since 1918. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1963 with 20 births.
When was Babara most popular?
Babara was most popular in the 1940s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Babara been used?
Babara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 72 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Babara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baby, Babette, Babygirl, Babe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.