Recorded 1969–1970 Girls' name Peak 1969 25 births

Barbarella — girls' name

25 babies named Barbarella in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s8
1960s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Barbarella was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

17 babies were named Barbarella in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbarella

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Barbarella between 1969 and 1970, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbarella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbarella performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Barbarella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Barbarella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbarella 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 25 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.

Barbarella at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

25

Since 1969

2 years of records

Peak year

1969

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1969

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1970

Barbarella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1969

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1969)
17
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
681012141618 19701969 17

Barbarella by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 68% of Barbarella's all-time total
1960s171970s8

Barbarella by state

Where Barbarella concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Barbarella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 20.0%
Texas share of Barbarella's total US births 20.0%

5 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbarella?
25 babies have been named Barbarella since 1969. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1969 with 17 births.
When was Barbarella most popular?
Barbarella was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Barbarella most popular?
The top states for the name Barbarella are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Barbarella been used?
Barbarella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 2 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Barbarella?
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, 1969–1970 (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.