Total births
316
Girls' name · since 1928
Barbar
316 babies named Barbar in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 316
- total births
- 1928–1981
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Barbar is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 316 have been recorded since 1928.
Barbar has 316 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1981.
- 316 total births
- 1928–1981 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
316 girls have been named Barbar since 1928, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1981.
- 316
- total births
- 1928–1981
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Barbar was born in this single decade.
1959
Single peak year
16 babies were named Barbar in 1959 - its busiest year on record.
Barbar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barbar's full recorded timeline at 1955, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barbar at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1928
Barbar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1981
- Peak year (1959)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Barbar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Barbar's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Barbar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
55 births
- 1950s
1950s
109 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 109 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Barbar? ▼
Barbar has been given to 316 babies in the U.S. since 1928, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 16 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
When was Barbar most popular? ▼
Barbar was most popular in the 1950s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Barbar been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Barbar since 1928 -- 54 years through the most recent 1981 data.
What names are similar to Barbar? ▼
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.
What to do with Barbar's data
- Barbar's decade-level peak was the 1950s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Barbar
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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, 1928–1981 (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. "Barbar: Baby Name Since 1928 - 316 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/barbar. 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 Barbar 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.