Recorded 1934–1978 Girls' name Peak 1942 294 births

Barbarann — girls' name

294 babies named Barbarann in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s501940s931950s721960s681970s11
1940s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Barbarann was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

16 babies were named Barbarann in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbarann

The Social Security Administration has registered 294 babies named Barbarann between 1934 and 1978, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbarann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbarann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Barbarann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Barbarann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbarann 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 294 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.

Barbarann at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

294

Since 1934

45 years of records

Peak year

1942

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1934

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1978

Barbarann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1934

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1942)
16
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 19781965196019541948194219361934 9

Barbarann by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
93 births that decade — 32% of Barbarann's all-time total
1930s501940s931950s721960s681970s11

Barbarann by state

Where Barbarann concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Barbarann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 5.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
12 4.1%
New York share of Barbarann's total US births 5.4%
Even split

16 of 294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbarann?
294 babies have been named Barbarann since 1934. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1942 with 16 births.
When was Barbarann most popular?
Barbarann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Barbarann most popular?
The top states for the name Barbarann are New York (16 births), Pennsylvania (12 births).
How long has the name Barbarann been used?
Barbarann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 45 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Barbarann?
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, 1934–1978 (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.