Recorded 1934–1992 Girls' name Peak 1943 231 births

Barbarajean — girls' name

231 babies named Barbarajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s241940s781950s181960s721970s81980s251990s6
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Barbarajean was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

13 babies were named Barbarajean in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbarajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Barbarajean between 1934 and 1992, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbarajean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbarajean performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Barbarajean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Barbarajean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbarajean 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 231 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.

Barbarajean at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

231

Since 1934

59 years of records

Peak year

1943

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1934

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1992

Barbarajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1934

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1943)
13
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
468101214 199219711965196119521945194119351934 5

Barbarajean by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
78 births that decade — 34% of Barbarajean's all-time total
1930s241940s781950s181960s721970s81980s251990s6

Barbarajean by state

Where Barbarajean concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Barbarajean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
New York share of Barbarajean's total US births 2.2%

5 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbarajean?
231 babies have been named Barbarajean since 1934. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1943 with 13 births.
When was Barbarajean most popular?
Barbarajean was most popular in the 1940s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Barbarajean most popular?
The top states for the name Barbarajean are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Barbarajean been used?
Barbarajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 59 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Barbarajean?
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, 1934–1992 (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.