Recorded 1929–1979 Girls' name Peak 1952 113 births

Barbee — girls' name

113 babies named Barbee in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s91930s111940s261950s491960s131970s5
1950s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Barbee was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

11 babies were named Barbee in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbee

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Barbee between 1929 and 1979, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Barbee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbee 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 113 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.

Barbee at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

113

Since 1929

51 years of records

Peak year

1952

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1929

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1979

Barbee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1929

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1952)
11
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 1979195819541950194519341929 9

Barbee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
49 births that decade — 43% of Barbee's all-time total
1920s91930s111940s261950s491960s131970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbee?
113 babies have been named Barbee since 1929. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1952 with 11 births.
When was Barbee most popular?
Barbee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Barbee been used?
Barbee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 51 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Barbee?
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, 1929–1979 (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.