Unisex name · since 1913
Barber
18 babies named Barber in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,599 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
18 boys have been named Barber since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Barber recorded 18 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1932.
- #29,599 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barber ranks #29,599 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,599 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Barber's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Barber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barber's full recorded timeline at 1920, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barber popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1932
- Peak year (1920)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Barber popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1941 (Barber as girls' name)
Barber by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Barber's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Barber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Barber's data
- Barber's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Barber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1913–1932 (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 Barber 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.