Girls' name · since 1969
Barbarella
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.
- #43,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1969
- 1960s
- peak decade
Barbarella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Barbarella recorded 25 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1970.
- #43,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1969
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbarella ranks #43,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1969, peaking in the 1960s.
- #43,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1969
- 1960s
- peak decade
Barbarella's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Barbarella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Barbarella splits its recorded history at 1970: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1970 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Barbarella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1970
- Peak year (1969)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Barbarella by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 68% of the file).
1960s was Barbarella's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Barbarella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (68% of all-time use).
Barbarella by state
Where Barbarella concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 20.0% |
5 of 25 births nationwide.
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What to do with Barbarella's data
- Barbarella's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1970s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Barbarellas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barbarella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Barbarella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.