Recorded 1934–1996 Girls' name Peak 1948 670 births

Barbaraann — girls' name

670 babies named Barbaraann in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s611940s2711950s1211960s1311970s551980s211990s10
1940s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Barbaraann was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

36 babies were named Barbaraann in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbaraann

The Social Security Administration has registered 670 babies named Barbaraann between 1934 and 1996, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbaraann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbaraann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 271 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Barbaraann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 144 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Barbaraann in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbaraann 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 670 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.

Barbaraann at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

670

Since 1934

63 years of records

Peak year

1948

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1934

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1996

Barbaraann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1934

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1948)
36
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
010203040 199619791971196519591952194619401934 7

Barbaraann by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
271 births that decade — 40% of Barbaraann's all-time total
1930s611940s2711950s1211960s1311970s551980s211990s10

Barbaraann by state

Where Barbaraann concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Barbaraann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
144 21.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
63 9.4%
#3 New Jersey
28 4.2%
New York share of Barbaraann's total US births 21.5%
Even split

144 of 670 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbaraann?
670 babies have been named Barbaraann since 1934. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1948 with 36 births.
When was Barbaraann most popular?
Barbaraann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 271 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Barbaraann most popular?
The top states for the name Barbaraann are New York (144 births), Pennsylvania (63 births), New Jersey (28 births).
How long has the name Barbaraann been used?
Barbaraann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 63 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Barbaraann?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1934–1996 (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.