Girls' name · since 1920
Barba
Barba has 208 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
Barba is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 208 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Barba recorded 208 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1965.
- #19,399 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1920
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barba ranks #19,399 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1920, peaking in the 1940s.
- #19,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
Barba's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Barba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Barba splits its recorded history at 1945: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Barba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1965
- Peak year (1944)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Barba by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (62 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Barba's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Barba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 62 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Barba's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 1960s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Barba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~45 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, 1920–1965 (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 Barba 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.