Recorded 1893–1999 Girls' name Peak 1975 162 births

Barbarita — girls' name

162 babies named Barbarita in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s171920s451930s61940s61950s51960s101970s421980s161990s5
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Barbarita was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

10 babies were named Barbarita in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbarita

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Barbarita between 1893 and 1999, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbarita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbarita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Barbarita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Barbarita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbarita 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 162 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.

Barbarita at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

162

Since 1893

107 years of records

Peak year

1975

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1893

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 1999

Barbarita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1893

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1975)
10
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 19991977197219591926192119131893 5

Barbarita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
45 births that decade — 28% of Barbarita's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s171920s451930s61940s61950s51960s101970s421980s161990s5

Barbarita by state

Where Barbarita concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Barbarita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
36 22.2%
Texas share of Barbarita's total US births 22.2%

36 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbarita?
162 babies have been named Barbarita since 1893. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1975 with 10 births.
When was Barbarita most popular?
Barbarita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Barbarita most popular?
The top states for the name Barbarita are Texas (36 births).
How long has the name Barbarita been used?
Barbarita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 107 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Barbarita?
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, 1893–1999 (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.