Recorded 1940–1945 Girls' name Peak 1940 15 births

Barbaralee — girls' name

15 babies named Barbaralee in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s15
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Barbaralee was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

5 babies were named Barbaralee in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbaralee

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Barbaralee between 1940 and 1945, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbaralee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbaralee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbaralee 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 15 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.

Barbaralee at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

15

Since 1940

6 years of records

Peak year

1940

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1940

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1945

Barbaralee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1940

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1940)
5
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5 194519441940 5

Barbaralee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 100% of Barbaralee's all-time total
1940s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbaralee?
15 babies have been named Barbaralee since 1940. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1940 with 5 births.
When was Barbaralee most popular?
Barbaralee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Barbaralee been used?
Barbaralee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 6 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Barbaralee?
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.

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, 1940–1945 (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.