Total births
54
Girls' name · since 1937
Barabra
54 babies named Barabra in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 54
- total births
- 1937–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
54 girls have been named Barabra since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Barabra has 54 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1969.
- 54 total births
- 1937–1969 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
54 girls have been named Barabra since 1937, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 54
- total births
- 1937–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Barabra was born in this single decade.
1953
Single peak year
8 babies were named Barabra in 1953 - its busiest year on record.
Barabra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Barabra splits its recorded history at 1961: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Barabra at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1953
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1937
Barabra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1969
- Peak year (1953)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Barabra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Barabra's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Barabra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 34 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Barabra? ▼
54 babies have been named Barabra since 1937. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Barabra most popular? ▼
Barabra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Barabra been used? ▼
Barabra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 33 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Barabra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barbara, Barbra, Barbie, Barb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1937–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Barabra: Baby Name Since 1937 - 54 Births, Peak 1953." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/barabra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Barabra 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 June 2026.