Girls' name · since 1934
Barbaraann
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 675 babies named Barbaraann, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Barbaraann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 675 have been recorded since 1934.
Barbaraann has 675 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2016.
- #9,740 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 675 born since 1934
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbaraann ranks #9,740 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 675 born since 1934, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Barbaraann's 675 recorded births place it above 86.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Barbaraann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barbaraann's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barbaraann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2016
- Peak year (1948)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Barbaraann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (271 births, 40% of the file).
1940s was Barbaraann's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Barbaraann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 61
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
271 births
- 1950s
1950s
121 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 271 births (40% of all-time use).
How Barbaraann compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Barbaraann's total volume
Barbaraann by state
Where Barbaraann concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 144 | 21.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 63 | 9.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 28 | 4.1% |
144 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Barbaraann's data
- Barbaraann's decade-level peak was the 1940s (271 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Barbaraanns (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Barbaraann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1934–2016 (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 Barbaraann 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.