Girls' name · since 1929

Barbee

Barbee has 113 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#25,766 of 72,339
all-time among girls
113
born since 1929
1950s
peak decade

Barbee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 113 have been recorded since 1929.

Social Security Administration records show Barbee recorded 113 times among girls since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1979.

  • #25,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 113 born since 1929
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbee ranks #25,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1929, peaking in the 1950s.

#25,766 of 72,339
all-time among girls
113
born since 1929
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Barbee's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Barbee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Barbee splits its recorded history at 1951: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Barbee popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1952)
11
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
4681012 1929194119491952195719651979 5

Barbee by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (49 births, 43% of the file).

1950s was Barbee's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Barbee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 49 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbee? ▼
113 babies have been named Barbee since 1929. All-time, it sits at #25,766 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1952 with 11 births.
Where does Barbee sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbee ranks #25,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Barbee since 1929 -- 51 years through the most recent 1979 data.
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.

What to do with Barbee's data

  • Barbee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Barbee

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Arwilda
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Barbee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1929–1979 (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 Barbee 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.