Barbare — #15622 US girls' name
10 babies named Barbare in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
50% of everyone ever named Barbare was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Barbare in 1966 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Barbare
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Barbare between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbare currently holds the #15622 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbare performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Barbare shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Barbare 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 10 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.
Barbare at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Barbare popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966
- Peak year (1966)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #15622 among girls.
10 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1966 with 5 births in a single year.
Barbare by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Barbare's all-time total
Barbare decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Barbare's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1966–2024 (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.